Irancy

I had earlier blogged that a certain Greater China Wine Book had set me a target of a new grape to try - Cesar from Burgundy. In that  entry I departed with "Time to check the importers", which I have to confess I never got aroubd to doing. Yet Simmonet-Fevre was exhibiting at the Vinexpo at the end of May and so I went and visited the, to try my luck.

They did not have the varietal Cesar there but did have Irancy which is made from 95% Pinot Noir and 5% Cesar. The Cesar gives more tannic structure to the wine. The Irancy was purple ruby in colour with a strawberry jammy nose. The sweet strawberry fruit continued onto the palate with the jammy notes much muted. There was an acid but mildly tannic backbone, finishing on mainly an acid note. I suppose 5% Cesar just gave enough tannic lift to the backbone to make it noticeable.