GENERAL INFORMATION
Estate / Producer / Brand: Vincent Pinard
Region: Bue, Sancerre, Loire, France
Appellation: AOC Sancerre
Type: Dry red wine, non-sparkling
Vintage: 2018
Date of Tasting: April 2023
Type of viticulture: Organic (without certification), no insecticide, no acaricide, no anti-rot chemicals, no weedkiller
Grapes used: 100% Pinot Noir
Vintage Blend: 100% grapes from 2018
Winemaking details: 50 years old vines (on average), hand-harvested, indigeneous yeasts, remontage + pigeage
Aging: over 12 months (2/3 in barrels, 1/3 in wooden vats)
Sugar level: Low
Sulphites: contains sulphites
APPEARANCE
- Colour = Ruby
- Intensity = Deep
NOSE
- Intensity = Medium+
- Aromas Characteristics = Primary + Secondary + Tertiary
- Aromas = Cassis, Currant, Wild strawberries, Vanilla, Minty notes, hints of pepper, hints of cloves
PALATE
- Sweetness = Dry
- Acidity = Medium+
- Tannins = Medium+ (soft and silky)
- Alcohol = High (14.5%)
- Body = Full
- Flavour Intensity = Medium+
- Flavour Characteristics = Primary + Secondary + Tertiary
- Flavour details = Cassis, Currant, Wild strawberries, Vanilla, Minty notes, hints of pepper, hints of cloves
- Other = perfect balance
- Finish = Long
GENERAL ASSESSMENT (1)
- Overall Quality = Very Very Good
- Bottle Aging =
- Can be kept at around 10°C for up to 12-15 years
- Can gain complexity from aging
- Retail Price = 50 euros for a 75cl individual bottle (France retail price, incl. taxes)
- Value for Money = outstanding
- Comparison with same price competition = Top-notch
- Suitability for Diabetics = suitable
- Service Temperature = around 16°C
- Suggested Food & Wine Pairing = fish plates with red wine sauce (reduction), barbecued grilled pork chops, filet mignon plates, “Coq au vin”, duck, pigeon, ham, grilled chicken fingers
- Comments = Finesse and elegance on the palate with a complex and long finish. The balance aromas-acidity-tannins is just perfect and the nuanced perfumes of forest fruits are a true beauty. This wine is without any shed of a doubt an outstanding Sancerre!
- Final Grade = A-
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(1)GENERAL ASSESSMENT GUIDE
Please note that although all efforts have been made to be as objective as possible, the general assessment inherently involves a degree of subjectivity based on a personal evaluation of the wine.
- Overall Quality scale
- Poor < Acceptable < Good < Very Good < Outstanding
- Bottle Aging
- Will it beneficiate from additional aging?
- Retail Price
- Usually the retail price for one bottle including taxes
- Value for Money
- Quality offered compared to the price paid
- Comparison with same price competition
- where does it stand compared to average competition of the same price range
- Suitability for Diabetics
- Evaluation of the level of final sugar for early stages diabetics
- Comments
- Any additional elements worth noting
- Final Grade Scale
- A++ = Out of the Charts Wine (Stellar, Hors Classe, Fuori Classe)
- A+ = Outstanding Wine
- A = Great Wine
- A- = Very Very Good
- B+ = Very Good
- B = Good
- B- = Noteworthy
- C+ = Acceptable
- C = Poor
- F = The worst grade of this scale
