TN: Some recent drinking (March and April, 2019)

originally posted by Zachary Ross:
originally posted by Marc Hanes:
Curious if there is any general sentiment on the wines of Combel La Serre. I have tried a few and just not sure it's my cup of tea. Anyone highly impressed with the wines? And, if so, why? Thanks, tempted to buy more but finitude has its own arguments.
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The 2011 basic cuvee knocked my socks off. Other vintages haven't been quite as impressive but I still liked them. I really liked the 2013 vintage of the "Pur Fruit du Causse" - very fresh and lively, raised in cement. I also liked the 2015 "Au Cerisier," an upper-level old-vine cuvee happily not marked by new oak; I think it also is raised in cement.
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Another fan of Combel-la-Serre here. The 12.5 ABV on all of the wines I've had gives you a clue where Julien Ilbert's head is at. And they are all 100% Cot. If only more lower end Bordeaux was made like this...

I've had a couple of bottles of 2018 Pur Fruit du Causse since a shipment arrived a week ago. For my tastes it really strikes an ideal balance of poundability with enough complexity to keep it interesting. It's fruity, not frooty. The 2017 Au Cerisier's needle definitely tends more toward elegance than rusticity. The 2017 cuvee Chateau was less thrilling (perhaps more rustic?) than the other two but only by small degrees.
 
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