69% Cabernet Sauvignon, 26% Merlot and 5% Cabernet Franc 13.5% abv
Medium body, deep garnet colour. Delicate aroma of red and blue fruits, leather, oak and spices. Black currant and sour plum palate, following by lovely acidity, grippy tannins and juicy finish of good length. Complex, charm an well balanced. Food friendly, well pairing to beef stew. Serve 16ºC - 20ºC. Open two hours ahead. Drink now while young and the next six/eight years, perhaps longer.
Showing quite some more development than expected with leather and graphite coming trough clearly. Red and black fruits there. It unfortunatly had quite a green smokey streak that made me wonder if there was carmeniere in the blend when tasted blind. Took this for an older bottle. Concentration is there and has multiple layers. Would work well with spicey bbq sausages or so.
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Second wine of Catenac Brown. Cabernet dominant blend. Deep red color. Quite glossy red fruits at first. With more air there are some lighter red berries, pencil shavings, and just a touch of undergrowth. On the palate this is dense and ripe, but somehow the flavors just fall a bit off- almost like sour blackberry. Not bad but not particularly impressive either. Maybe give it another year or two, since the structure is clearly there to last for the mid term.
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10/28/2023 - vlzat wrote: 90 Points
69% Cabernet Sauvignon, 26% Merlot and 5% Cabernet Franc
13.5% abv
Medium body, deep garnet colour. Delicate aroma of red and blue fruits, leather, oak and spices. Black currant and sour plum palate, following by lovely acidity, grippy tannins and juicy finish of good length. Complex, charm an well balanced. Food friendly, well pairing to beef stew. Serve 16ºC - 20ºC. Open two hours ahead. Drink now while young and the next six/eight years, perhaps longer.
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2/11/2023 - Sam Adam wrote: 87 Points
Showing quite some more development than expected with leather and graphite coming trough clearly. Red and black fruits there. It unfortunatly had quite a green smokey streak that made me wonder if there was carmeniere in the blend when tasted blind. Took this for an older bottle. Concentration is there and has multiple layers. Would work well with spicey bbq sausages or so.
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3/25/2021 - sjw_11 wrote: 87 Points
Second wine of Catenac Brown. Cabernet dominant blend. Deep red color. Quite glossy red fruits at first. With more air there are some lighter red berries, pencil shavings, and just a touch of undergrowth. On the palate this is dense and ripe, but somehow the flavors just fall a bit off- almost like sour blackberry. Not bad but not particularly impressive either. Maybe give it another year or two, since the structure is clearly there to last for the mid term.
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