Pascal & Nicolas Reverdy Sancerre Rouge 2002

Pascal & Nicolas Reverdy Sancerre Rouge 2002: This wine has a pale raspberry red hue in the glass, with a grey-orange rim, and is quite transparent. On the nose it offers some very feral, horsy, furry, cherry Pinot fruit which carries through onto the palate, where there is rather a coarse, cottony feel. It has a rather rustic character, with a lean yet oil-trimmed texture lying over a seam of tannins which have a rather simple air. This offers an interesting view of what Pinot Noir can do in the hills around Sancerre, but I find this wine to be more of academic interest than pleasurable. 13.5/20 (22/5/06)