Texier, Domaine de Pergaud Brezeme Vielle Serine

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Ian Fitzsimmons

Ian Fitzsimmons
With a half-hour decant, very fresh, the combination of acid, fine-grain tannins, and Syrah fruit giving intense, sauvage energy. Flavor and aroma descriptors are not drawn to mind, will try again tomorrow and say more. Absent is palate-cosseting polish or alcoholic weight (at 12.5% abv) that might make this wine stand out in a group tasting, but, in addition to its sense of energy, on offer is a boatload of authentic charm, and it is quite attractive on its own terms.

I drank this by itself after my meal for learning purposes, but feel it would really shine at the table, with any meat dish - white or red - or perhaps even a risotto. A good and distinctive wine that puts the varietal fruit on display front and center. I drink few Syrah-based wines, and lack the sense regional differentiation that would be necessary to comment on this wine's expression of terroir.
 
Thanks for doing the hard science, Ian. I'm sitting on the '09 and '11. I'll be interested in reading your progress reports.

Mark Lipton
 
Rahsaan, I feel you mock me. But that's okay.

Science?

Drank some more tonight, open overnight in the 'fridge. Same characteristics: authentic & charming without excessive polish or flattery. Needs food. I still have a sealed half-bottle left for further exploration tomorrow.
 
originally posted by Ian Fitzsimmons:
Rahsaan, I feel you mock me. But that's okay.
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Not at all. Sorry if I gave that impression. I was just focusing on your description. (And wishing I still had some '07!)
 
I am confused. I thought 2009 was the first vintage of this wine (at least, the first that was commercially sold). Am I mistaken?

ETA: I posted this when the title of the thread was still something about a 2007 St. Julien en St. Alban Domaine de Pergaud VS.
 
originally posted by Rahsaan:
originally posted by Ian Fitzsimmons:
Rahsaan, I feel you mock me. But that's okay.
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Not at all. Sorry if I gave that impression. I was just focusing on your description. (And wishing I still had some '07!)
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I noticed the chip on my shoulder this morning in the mirror while shaving - it's gone now. Thanks for your comment.

I segregated half the bottle in a clean 375 on opening, which I drank last night. Development of very sour cherry, together with grainy tannins, which very slightly recall my last bottle of 2010 Occhipinti Frappato. So, maybe further development on the horizon. But really good with dinner now.
 
originally posted by Ian Fitzsimmons:
Am I?
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Ian,do you recall where you got the bottle and how long ago? When Bowler/LDM brought in the '09, it was indeed described as the first vintage. (See, e.g., this thread: http://www.wineberserkers.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=48156 ). Perhaps that was not exactly right. Maybe they meant the first time it was available in the US. Or as Michael suggests, perhaps there were prior vintages that were not commercially released. It would be really cool if Eric has released some "library" bottles of prior vintages.

(This is a busy time of year for him, but maybe Eric will comment himself once he has time.)
 
originally posted by kirk wallace:
originally posted by Ian Fitzsimmons:
Am I?
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Ian,do you recall where you got the bottle and how long ago? When Bowler/LDM brought in the '09, it was indeed described as the first vintage. (See, e.g., this thread: http://www.wineberserkers.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=48156 ). Perhaps that was not exactly right. Maybe they meant the first time it was available in the US. Or as Michael suggests, perhaps there were prior vintages that were not commercially released. It would be really cool if Eric has released some "library" bottles of prior vintages.

(This is a busy time of year for him, but maybe Eric will comment himself once he has time.)
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Curiously, CT lists the '07 (not an '08 though) but shows 0 bottles owned.

Mark Lipton
 
Indeed. FWIW, when I said I wished I had more of the '07, I had assumed this was the Brezeme. Read title too quickly.
 
Kirk: records show I probably bought these in 2010, Charlottesville area, central VA.

I threw the bottle away but will see if I can dig it out and check the label to make sure it is the v. Serine. I'd check my other bottles but I have no idea where there are in the archeological dig that is my crawl space.
 
So I erred at the outset. My '07s are Brezeme, my '10s are St. Julien en St. Alban. Both are Domaine de Pergaud (or 'Pergault,' as written on the labels).

I've corrected the thread title accordingly.

Apologies for confusing these two bottlings.
 
Coming along, thanks for asking. This is the kind of error I'd have made in any event, however - I can't make an excuse for it. I didn't understand the distinction between these two vineyards until Kirk's post prompted me to look into it.

The benefits of discussion. However, sorry to have sown confusion, if just briefly.
 
okie, anyone else had the 2010 Brezeme vieille serine recently? Need a confidence builder here. Bottle I opened the other day was toast. Maderized, dull color, sludgy sediment starts with a good 2" left in the bottle. Needless to say, from the same perfectly cellared purchase that showed divinely on release.
 
I haven't. When I considered it, VLM assured me that now was not the moment to open because they needed more time. I can't imagine all the wines are maderized. What was the cork condition?
 
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