Julien Altaber, Bourgogne 2012

I rarely taste poor wines … but my luck just ran out today … with the generic Bourgogne 2012 from Julien Altaber. This is frankly an awful wine … presumably made in the oftherwise lovely Saint Aubin appellation. One look at the color is really enough .. quite dark and without transparency or sparkle … the nose is flat and unclean for a Pinot … with notes that remind me more of Cabernet Franc or Rhone … dark fruit spiced with black and white pepper and some unpleasent green notes. On the palate dark and dense fruit despite the low level of SO² … seems in some way extracted … with no nerve and transparency what so ever. A sad day for Burgundy.

(Avoid) – Poor (60 – 69p) – Tasted 18/07/2014

Tasting Notes for this producer

• Julien Altaber, Bourgogne 2012 July 18, 2014

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