Community Tasting Notes 37

• Wine MOB Likes this wine: 92 points

  April 10, 2024 - This is one of my favorite vintages of this wine. It has shown so many faces in the last few years and each time blows me away. Dark fruit, tobacco, cigar box, graphite, and Coco are all very present in this rich example of this wine. it is striking to taste this side-by-side with the 2017 which is also a lovely wine but so far different in character.

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• grafstrb wrote:

  April 8, 2024 - -- decanted approx. 1 hr before initial taste --
  -- tasted non-blind over 2 - 3 hrs --
  
  NOSE: medium-light aromatics, with noticeable pyrazine.
  
  BODY: medium-light bodied.
  
  TASTE: a bit medicinal -- camphor, and medicinal cherry; noticeable pyrazine; a touch stony; finish is light -- not much there. On the whole, I think this is better than the bottle I had last year, so some moderate optimism this is moving in the right direction.

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• winchester-xi wrote:

  February 28, 2024 - A tug of war going on between the slightly bitter tannins and the slightly sweet fruit. At present, the tannins are winning, though I think with time this will change. I’d recommend against opening now, but if you must, be sure to give it plenty of air.

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• JCGuthrie wrote: 92 points

  February 6, 2024 - Darker and denser than the 2015, this shows dark red and black fruit on the nose with hints of mineral, earth and that typical Chinon herbal character. Again, riper and more fruit-forward than the 2015, but still has a nice balance between fruit, herbs and acid. 92 now, with good potential for another point or so down the road.

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• Brent25 Likes this wine: 90 points

  November 17, 2023 - Clear pale ruby; clean medium plus nose of preserved red cherries, barnyard, yeast, soil and vegetal; dry; medium plus acidity; medium tannins; medium plus alcohol; medium plus body; medium plus flavour intensity; palate is tarter with addition of tar, leather and cocoa; long finish; drink now or in 5 years; definitely a funky, grown up wine - reminds me of Pearl Morissette; difficult to drink without food

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2016
• Type Red
• Producer Olga Raffault
• Varietal Cabernet Franc
• Designation n/a
• Vineyard Les Picasses
• Country France
• Region Loire Valley
• SubRegion Touraine
• Appellation Chinon
• UPC Codes 3760088150024, 610373581930

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• Pending Delivery 23 (2%)
• In Cellars 825 (67%)
• Consumed 381 (31%)

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