WTN: Summer Brézème makes me feel fine

[David M. Bueker]

2008 Eric Texier Côtes du Rhône-Brézème - France, Rhône, Northern Rhône, Côtes du Rhône-Brézème (7/19/2016)
Vibrant, meaty and showing black fruit, this is in a good place right now. I like the balance and the lingering meat and fruit tones give the impression of a more exalted wine than $17 can buy. FYI, my wife grabbed this from the cellar and blinded me on it, so no label bias. I scribbled my thoughts before she revealed the bottle.

Nice. This basic bottling can be vibrant bordering on tart, and 2008 was a lean year, but nice that it all came together. As it should!

[David M. Bueker]

Agree on the general condition of the baseline Brézème. This one had that tart streak on release. It would still seem tart to a Saxum/Alban drinker, but I found it just right.