Absolutely delicious! Blackberry, sap, herbs, green pepper; juicy, with a slightly bitter but pleasant undertone, very approachable medium tannin and medium-high acid. Drinking so well now but still has plenty of time and development to go.
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Nose of blackberries, raspberries, pine. Silky medium body with medium mouth-coating tannin and medium acid, low alcohol. Berries, green sap. Drinking very well now; developing but with several years of life ahead of it.
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My first of these. Still incredibly young and tight. The complexity is there but it's very wound up. I'll plan to ignore these another year or two and would assume they'll drink well for many years after that.
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This has been open for 24 hours, showing better today than yesterday. It's a little dark in color, but still lighter than the '15. The aromas are pretty, with some juicy character, bell pepper, some strawberries and blackberries, and a pumice or volcanic thing I wouldn't expect... acidic on the palate but also feels a little out of balance, with some surprising alcohol notes present. Finish is similar, showing some alcoholic notes and astringency of bitter green bell pepper thing present. Very strong in intensity. The '15 Prestige had this amazing texture that's just not present here. This may turn out better with age, but the best vintages are beautiful on release. This is certainly tasting better today than yesterday, but 87 is all it can muster today.
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Textbook Bourgueil. Elegant nose of crancherry, faint rose petals, orange peel and herbs. First thing you notice in the mouth is it's very nicely balanced. Wisps of red fruit, tomato leaf, some red pepper, and tobacco. Medium light weight with good acid, but builds over time. Excellent balance and energy. Broadly structured with drying tannins, and while at $14 it's not a crime to drink now, it will probably be stellar in another 10-12 years. 89++
The QPR of the year? Quite possibly. Youthful ruby color with no purple. Juicy fruit, cinnamon and dry leaves on the nose. Some green pepper. Gorgeous, integrated and juicy palate. A complete and satisfying wine. Not a pensive wine but holy cow it's good for the money. (90)
This is delicious. Black and red fruit with gorgeous earthy, bell pepper, and leafy tones. Lithe and graceful on the palate, where it is consistent and balanced from entry through the finish. Not super-complex, but incredibly well made and drinking perfectly now.
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Dark purple in the glass. Nose has a floral component with some herb or garrique. Dusty tannins with boysenberry fruit balanced with good acidity. This is again a very good buy.
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10/22/2022 - redwhiteandrich Likes this wine: 88 Points
Bottles via garagiste seem to show much better than those via MFW, at least mine do...
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7/28/2022 - indiscriminate palate wrote: 91 Points
Absolutely delicious! Blackberry, sap, herbs, green pepper; juicy, with a slightly bitter but pleasant undertone, very approachable medium tannin and medium-high acid. Drinking so well now but still has plenty of time and development to go.
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2/19/2022 - indiscriminate palate wrote: 90 Points
Nose of blackberries, raspberries, pine. Silky medium body with medium mouth-coating tannin and medium acid, low alcohol. Berries, green sap. Drinking very well now; developing but with several years of life ahead of it.
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10/23/2020 - sleepyhaus wrote:
For my tastes this is still rather closed and not yet ready. It was fine but experience with past vintages tells me these should improve further.
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9/2/2020 - redwhiteandrich Likes this wine: 90 Points
Not sure about that drinking window though. Great value if you can find it, probably has another few years.
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12/6/2018 - sleepyhaus wrote:
My first of these. Still incredibly young and tight. The complexity is there but it's very wound up. I'll plan to ignore these another year or two and would assume they'll drink well for many years after that.
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2/27/2018 - David Paris (dbp) wrote: 87 Points
This has been open for 24 hours, showing better today than yesterday. It's a little dark in color, but still lighter than the '15. The aromas are pretty, with some juicy character, bell pepper, some strawberries and blackberries, and a pumice or volcanic thing I wouldn't expect... acidic on the palate but also feels a little out of balance, with some surprising alcohol notes present. Finish is similar, showing some alcoholic notes and astringency of bitter green bell pepper thing present. Very strong in intensity. The '15 Prestige had this amazing texture that's just not present here. This may turn out better with age, but the best vintages are beautiful on release. This is certainly tasting better today than yesterday, but 87 is all it can muster today.
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8/21/2017 - ohne_musik Likes this wine: 89 Points
Textbook Bourgueil. Elegant nose of crancherry, faint rose petals, orange peel and herbs. First thing you notice in the mouth is it's very nicely balanced. Wisps of red fruit, tomato leaf, some red pepper, and tobacco. Medium light weight with good acid, but builds over time. Excellent balance and energy. Broadly structured with drying tannins, and while at $14 it's not a crime to drink now, it will probably be stellar in another 10-12 years. 89++
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4/24/2017 - dbkitc wrote: 90 Points
The QPR of the year? Quite possibly. Youthful ruby color with no purple. Juicy fruit, cinnamon and dry leaves on the nose. Some green pepper. Gorgeous, integrated and juicy palate. A complete and satisfying wine. Not a pensive wine but holy cow it's good for the money. (90)
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3/13/2017 - WMWG Likes this wine: 90 Points
This is delicious. Black and red fruit with gorgeous earthy, bell pepper, and leafy tones. Lithe and graceful on the palate, where it is consistent and balanced from entry through the finish. Not super-complex, but incredibly well made and drinking perfectly now.
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9/24/2016 - ksmith Likes this wine: 88 Points
Dark purple in the glass. Nose has a floral component with some herb or garrique. Dusty tannins with boysenberry fruit balanced with good acidity. This is again a very good buy.
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