Community Tasting Note

Chomsky wrote:

Tuesday, November 26, 2013 - Oh my! What a stunning Irouléguy. Brana prefers Cabernet Franc to Tannat, and so in this wine he uses the AOC minimum of 30% Tannat with the rest split among Cab Franc and Cabernet Sauvignon (mostly the former). It's got all that crazy Irouléguy stony/gravelly funk on the nose, but on the palate its just a deep, muscled, but very refined, absurdly pure powerhouse of a wine, all deep red and red-black fruits and hallmark Cab Franc flavors. Super intense with little weight, and it's just starting to soften a tiny bit around the edges. There's not a trace of fat or overripeness. This is easily my best experience with Brana's wines; I guess they do well with age.

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