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Red
2005 Domaine de la Butte Bourgueil Mi-pente
Cabernet Franc
- France
- Loire Valley
- Touraine
- Bourgueil
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Community Tasting Notes 64
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Tim Heaton Likes this wine:
January 31, 2024 - Nearly four years since I opened one, and this is ageing rather glacially. I enjoyed it on night #1, but enjoyed it even more on night 2 as the acids were more in balance with the fruits. Great sense of place and grape in a very elegant, really pure style. I'd love to revisit this in 5-6 years; the tertiary qualities should be rather lovely. recommended
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TashNYC wrote: 92 points
April 5, 2023 - We drank these a while back and they were delicious. I wish I had more.
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Julian Marshall Likes this wine: 93 points
May 4, 2022 - Still very youthful, with oodles of spicy dark cherries and blackcurrant, again very St.Julien in character, so perhaps not the most typical expression of CF, but the breadth and creaminess really are impressive.
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repoper wrote: 94 points
January 19, 2022 - This bottle is spot on. Deep in color with just a hint of garden vegies that are surrounded by a lovely core of dark red fruits. It’s all in balance and just a lovely glass of wine. This showcases the most elegant side of Cabernet Franc that I’ve had. The only drawback is that it takes years to reach this point. One of the best bottles that I’ve had in a long time. Truly great tonight.
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xtype Likes this wine: 91 points
July 26, 2021 - Strong green olives opener.
Wet leather belt.
Plums.
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By Gary Vaynerchuk
WBW French Cabernet Franc, Episode #435, 4/2/2008 (link) (91-92) points(Domaine De La Butte Mi Pente) #1; COLOR-dark; NOSE-intense; one of the heaviest pomegranate noses ever on WLTV; surrounded by red radishes until your face falls off; like a farmers market; little bit of pickle juice; very complex & complete; a little dark chocolate; TASTE-this wine is bringing thunder; really dry; a more polished, sophisticated & seasoned version of the last wine ('05 Gasnier Chinon Vielles Vignes); more polished & elegant version; more refined & cleaner on the transition; really well made; Bordeaux lovers should like this wine; heavy English pea flavor profile; I like the dryness, complexity & weight of this wine; tremendous food wine; reminds me of a super wealthy 47 year old business man who also wants to play basketball in Harlem; can cellar for 5-10 years; DS-91/92; GV-91/92
Wine Definition
- Vintage 2005
- Type Red
- Producer Domaine de la Butte
- Varietal Cabernet Franc
- Designation n/a
- Vineyard Mi-pente
- Country France
- Region Loire Valley
- SubRegion Touraine
- Appellation Bourgueil
- UPC Code 829190104264
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 0 (0%)
- In Cellars 107 (33%)
- Consumed 214 (67%)
Food Pairing
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- ProducerDomaine de la Butte
- VarietyCabernet Franc
- CountryFrance
- RegionLoire Valley
- SubRegionTouraine
- AppellationBourgueil
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