Malternative Belgium Mon Petit Tresor 1913 40,5%

1913, HHR and Pieter again!

Colour: Dark amber. Orange lights. Irregular medium tears.

Nose: Maybe the fruitiest profile of all those HRR. Delicious cooked plum perfume. Hints of tea-ish notes then. A bit of umami shades on miso soup notes. Strong flowery scents with air, mainly on rosewater notes.

Mouth: Creamy palate, with generous buttery pastry aromas. You also get a nice touch of bourbon vanilla. Great balsamic shades in the background. Serge Valentin compared that one with old Meursault wine, and in my opinion that’s a good comparison. You find a nice balance between vivid fruitiness (cooked pear/plum), ample buttery notes, and a tad of oxydative shades.

Last Notes: It remains vivid and so alive. 1913…Maybe a little lack of finesse and precision to be honest.

And what if Chardonnay has been planted in the middle of the Borderies? My geek brain can’t stop from thinking about a “Meursault” made on the gentle chalky slopes of Burie and Saint-Sulpice.

Whole tasting session