Marchand-Tawse Marsannay 2012

This wine comes from the negoce activity of Pascal Marchand (Domaine Comte Armand et Domaine de la Vougeraie) and the Ontario native Moray Tawse. Medium dark ruby color with a pink rim. Nose of red berries, spices, earth, oak and some green notes. Powerful and slightly rustic on the palate, not very deep, it seems more approchable on the nose than on the palate at first. It have though fruit, spices, but the oak shows quite a lot. Long and a touch warm finish. I felt that this wine is pretty young as the glass I had on the second day was better and the last one, four days after having opened the bottle was great! Very good (89)

Made of Pinot Noir. Aged in oak barrels, 20% being new. Alcohol level of 13%

Available in SAQ stores for 38,25$ (Code SAQ : 12857159)

Pascal Marchand – Moray Tawse’s website: marchand-tawse.com