Vintage: 2007
Producer: Domaine du Pallus
Appellation: Chinon
Cuvée : Les Pensées de Pallus
On My Palate:
Meaty, floral, red fruit, savory. Tightly-wound.
The Dregs:
Bertrand Sourdais caught the attention of international critics and made a name for himself at Dominio de Atauta in Ribera del Duero, and then he came home to run his family estate in Cravant-les-Côteaux in Chinon.
He is following and leading the zeitgeist of modern winemaking. It is so important for next generation winemakers to gain experience elsewhere and grow out of their “cellar palate.” Modern travel and communication has facilitated this opportunity.
This wine is focused and tight—a far cry from the region’s leaner wines from higher yields of yesteryear. Tonight, it is moody and taciturn, but definitely unique, alive, and evolving. I would love to decant it and enjoy (or not) its company for a few hours.
Where:
Loire Valley wine tasting around the granite island in the kitchen at Pierre’s house in Encinitas.
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