Domaine Prieur-Brunet Santenay Maladiere Premier Cru 2018
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Wilfred Wong of Wine.com
COMMENTARY: The 2018 Domaine Prieur-Brunet Santenay-Maladière 1er Cru is bright, vibrant, and tantalizing. TASTING NOTES: This wine shows aromas and flavors of black fruit, dust, and earth. Enjoy its zippy aftertaste with seared fillets of salmon. (Tasted: February 3, 2020, San Francisco, CA)
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Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
Exhibiting attractive aromas of cherries, raspberries, spices and orange rind, the 2018 Santenay 1er Cru Maladière (Domaine Prieur-Brunet) is medium to full-bodied, layered and complete, with succulent acids and a deep core of fruit. Frédéric Barnier notes that this parcel is planted with quite high-quality vine material. Range: 90-92
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James Suckling
Sweet cherry and berry aromas with hints of citrus. Some flowers, too. It’s medium-bodied with tight, chewy tannins that are focused and polished. Flavorful finish. Drink or hold.
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Thin-skinned, finicky and temperamental, Pinot Noir is also one of the most rewarding grapes to grow and remains a labor of love for some of the greatest vignerons in Burgundy. Fairly adaptable but highly reflective of the environment in which it is grown, Pinot Noir prefers a cool climate and requires low yields to achieve high quality. Outside of France, outstanding examples come from in Oregon, California and throughout specific locations in wine-producing world. Somm Secret—André Tchelistcheff, California’s most influential post-Prohibition winemaker decidedly stayed away from the grape, claiming “God made Cabernet. The Devil made Pinot Noir.”
In the far southern end of the Côte de Beaune, Santenay forms a little notch that juts into the otherwise straight border with Côte Chalonnaise.
Santenay red wines show the true essence of red Burgundy at good price points and without demanding a lot of cellar time. Enticing aromas of rose-petal, violet, red fruits and licorice lead to sturdiness on the palate. With soils rich in oolitic limestone and marl, this is the home of well-constructed, hearty Pinot noir and represents a fantastic region to explore if you are just beginning your understanding of red Burgundy.
Reputable vineyards of Santenay include La Maladière, as well as the Premier Crus of La Comme, Clos de Tavannes, and Les Gravières.