The Auswine Forum

2005 was a great year for Burgundian wines (both red and white).
Chanson P&F are now owned by the Bollinger group.
Here is a dirt cheap example, that is full of surprises.

Oh yes Pinot Noir would not fit on the topic line.

Ruby red, with purple-blue edges, crystal clear and almost translucent
Lovely lifted aromas of dark cherries, wild strawberries, and some dark plums, and wild mushrooms escape from the glass with each swirl.
On the palate, silky smooth and slippery texture, filled with strawberries, dark cherries, plums, mushrooms, minerals and earthiness, fine powdery tannins, some spice, and subdued oak and medium-long finish. Excellent balance, with well integrated acidity.

Enough complexity to make everyday drinking a pleasure.

Cork
13% alc
Drink 2008-2012.
$27

A year or 2 may even improve this.
A gem.
Try it!

"well integrated acidity" haha...
Well integrated acidity is formally called natural acidity. It's a shame it rarely exists.

christianknott wrote:"well integrated acidity" haha...
Well integrated acidity is formally called natural acidity. It's a shame it rarely exists.

If you can reliably tell by tasting a wine whether some of the tartaric acid came not from the grapes the wine was made from but from other grapes from which it was extracted and added at the crusher / fermenter by the wine maker then you have a rare talent. Personally I think it would be an unwelcome one as well

Admittedly for a lot of riper-style Aus reds you would have a big head start in the guessing stakes, but I think you would find a controlled experiment a little more difficult to navigate.

I know a lot of the reds I drink have probably had some acid added early in the process, with the wines I buy I seldom find the winemaker got it wrong in the acid department. I know some wines in some years that haven't had acid ajustment and (other vintage variations excluded) I can't tell them apart from other vintages from the same maker that have had adjustment and I'm very happy that is the case.

John, you are spot on with your comments about `05 Burgundy. Spend some time looking around, talk to store staff and get out the wallet!!!I am stocking up with a few regular house bourgognne right now.

Thanks for the note John - I've been looking around for some cheap 2005 Burgundies and haven't had too much luck. This one sounds like a good one to seek out.

I did get a bottle of 2005 Bouchard Père & Fils Bourgogne recently which was a bit more pricey for an entry level wine (about $43), and then read some pretty mixed reviews on Cellartracker. I'm thinking of taking it to the coming Pinot-Duck offline to see how it compares to what's there (or maybe take a 1999 Penfolds Cellar Reserve instead).

Cheers,
Ian