2005 Geantet-Pansiot - Bourgogne Pinot Fin

Named for the old selections of tiny-berried vines, his 2005 Bourgogne Pinot Fin smells of lightly-cooked purple plum, resin, and roasting meats. Black fruit and spice cake inform a palate relatively substantial for a generic, and this finishes with excellent persistence, if with straightforward fruit and spice. The one-third new wood is not noticeable. Vincent Geantet as usual bottled well before year’s end, and his wines seemed to be having a particularly expressive, fruit-filled day when I tasted. Interestingly, much as he bottles all of his wines together, so, Geantet’s barrel regimen is the same regardless of appellation: one-third each of new, one-year and two-year wood. He prolonged the pre-fermentative maceration to eight days, which seems to have enhanced the brightness of fruit exhibited by these wines. I must say I did not come prepared for quite such an impressive collection as that which Geantet delivered. Importer: Kysela Pere et Fils, Winchester, VA; tel. (540) 722 9228