2009 Villa Poinciago Fleurie “La Reserve” - 13% - $19.95
Medium/Dark violet red. Complex nose of ginger, violets and spice.
Powerful, mouthwatering, lipsmackin’, minerally, cherry/raspberry fruit with a long, long aftertaste.
Great acid and ripe tannins assure a long life.
This is soooo bright, focused, structured and pure. Young but enjoyable now.
An absolute must buy! [94 pts]
An exact opposite of my other favorite 2009 Beau.
Whereas the Calot Morgon is like a great ripe Golden Delicious, this Fleurie is like biting into a Granny Smith.
Both great in their own way but totally different.
Just got some from Envoyer on Thurs.
As did Brad K who alerted me to this thread.
Guess I should have gotten more.
Thanks for the heads up Paul.
Look forward to this one.
Thanks Testy…I think. Your timing was perfect. I received Greg’s email Thursday, meant to order some, but forgot until I saw your note. Definitely looking forward to these.
I opened this wine tonight. It took FOREVER to come around. Tight as hell for the first 6 or 7 hours. But when it does wake up it is indeed an impressive wine. Lots of depth but very elegant. Even red fruited. This is a clear vin de garde that should age remarkably but Im pretty disapointed that it is enclosed with a agglomerate cork. Makes me worry it will not age properly.
Might be some bottle variation but I opened it and put it into a wide-bottomed decanter at 3:00 PM and it was still acid and tannin flavored water at dinner time. It wasn’t until around 10:30 PM until the fruit was balanced with the structure.
Im bumed about the cork because this would be a great wine to let age into teriary complexity.
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