Saison Desay - Pinot Noir Barrel

Poured from a 750 ml bottle. Aroma is fairly pinot noir forward. Some golden raisin and red grapes. Faint hints of plums and pomegranate. Lighter oak notes and tannins. Light floral notes. Light grassy phenolic notes. A slight, slow gusher. Pours a fairly clear copper orange with a medium sized, medium thick, white head that recedes steadily to the edges where it lingers for a little bit before disappearing. No lacing or legs. Flavor is moderately acidic with a light sharpness to it. A light sweetness is present. Moderate notes of raisins, red grapes, pomegranate and plum with hints of cherries. Light tannins and oak notes. Low bitterness. A light grassy phenolic note. Mouthfeel is medium bodied with medium carbonation. Low astringency and low alcohol warmth. Overall, a nice beer, but I like the chardonnay barrel more. The fruit profile on this is a bit darker and more acidic which accentuates the already over-acidic (in my opinion) saison. It was also a slow gusher which ranks it less favorably than the chardonnay barrel version. On the positive though, while the barrel characteristics are rather prevalent they don’t dominate as much as the chardonnay barrel did.

Bottle thanks to Chow. Pours a cloudy dark orange with small off white head. The aroma is strong citrus, oak, funk. Medium mouthfeel with nice dry fruit, oak, lingering dry finish.

Deutlich fruchtiger, primär säuerlicher Antrunk. Vollmundig, hell, wenig bitter. Die Säuerlichkeit ist vollmundig, rund, weicher als die Chardonnay Version. 10/11/11/10/10/11

Bottle shared by Bobby at weekly tasting. Pours yellow gold white head. Nose/taste of grape, sour funk, oak and wine. Medium body. Touch of cheesy funk on the nose.