Pop and pour. Aromas of blackberry, iron, cherry and currant. Flavors of iron, smoke, blackberry and currant. Ends with a 15-20 second finish with blackberry and cherry notes.
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Value Bordeaux. Needs 2h to open. Intense colour. Slight dark cassis, light barique with light alkohol in the nose. Ripe Cab-Sauvignon driven wine. Bone dry, slight bitterness, perfect for a meat or mediteranian dish. If compare with Oversee Cabs, it is more elegant and dry. No sweetness. 2018 was an extreamly hot Bx vintage. This is a ripe Cab-Sauvignon driven red with a cool climate attitude. Drink this red now or in the next 5-8 years.
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Had it at a tasting. Was given one freshly opened and one with 2 hour carafe. No discernable nose on the first and the flavor was "flat" without character. After 2 hours, nose of dark berry. Taste is dry with notes of raisins and rubber or tobacco, like a Priorat from Spain. Probably needs 6 years and then it could be a 90-92.
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An opaque ruby blend of 70% Cabernet Sauvignon and 30% Merlot, Clos Floridène's 2018 offers a lot of bang for the buck. From a bottle that was Vinturi-decanted and serially tasted over the ensuing three hours, it delivers a generous payload of red fruit that is flanked with savory herbs, tobacco, violets and earth. Medium-bodied, freshly acidic and with alcohol (14%) that has assimilated better than the oak and tannins at this young stage, it retains good presence in the middle and concludes with a lengthy, albeit grippy finish. This will benefit from short-term cellaring and may merit a higher score if it fleshes out as anticipated. If you choose to pop the cork now, give it plenty of air. Drink 2024-2033.
On night 1 was mostly toasty oak and wood tannin. There was dark plush fruit underneath but hard to enjoy. (No decant). By night 3 this has come around. Oak had receded, though there was a strong toast note on the nose mixed with flint and dark currants. Plush palate, fine tannins that turn rather austere on the back end—leaving dry dry.
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91 vvPunkte Leuchtendes Rubinrot. Feinduftige Nase, etwas Tee, Tabak, Kirschen und dunkle Beeren. Milder Auftakt, mittlerer Körper, die lebhafte Säure und fein gewobene Gerbstoffe verleihen Frische und Struktur, elegant und mit langem, sehr würzigem Nachhall. Ein sehr balancierter, finessenreicher Wein der rasch Spass bereiten wird. 2022-2033 (April 2021)
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With a ripe, fresh, metallic, cherry note, the wine is medium-bodied, soft, and fruity, with loads of ripe, red plums in the finish. You can drink this forward styled wine on release.
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5/19/2023 - slywka7 wrote: 90 Points
Pop and pour. Aromas of blackberry, iron, cherry and currant. Flavors of iron, smoke, blackberry and currant. Ends with a 15-20 second finish with blackberry and cherry notes.
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4/20/2023 - Flatrate Likes this wine: 88 Points
Value Bordeaux. Needs 2h to open. Intense colour. Slight dark cassis, light barique with light alkohol in the nose. Ripe Cab-Sauvignon driven wine. Bone dry, slight bitterness, perfect for a meat or mediteranian dish. If compare with Oversee Cabs, it is more elegant and dry. No sweetness. 2018 was an extreamly hot Bx vintage. This is a ripe Cab-Sauvignon driven red with a cool climate attitude. Drink this red now or in the next 5-8 years.
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4/1/2023 - sidb wrote: 92 Points
Really enjoyed this, typically dusty graves. Tannic, easy drinking and moreish. Top drawer !
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8/21/2022 - Dsmith4359 Likes this wine: 90 Points
Needed air then got really good
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7/13/2022 - AMDalTX wrote: 88 Points
Had it at a tasting. Was given one freshly opened and one with 2 hour carafe. No discernable nose on the first and the flavor was "flat" without character. After 2 hours, nose of dark berry. Taste is dry with notes of raisins and rubber or tobacco, like a Priorat from Spain. Probably needs 6 years and then it could be a 90-92.
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1/10/2022 - La Cave d'Argent wrote: 89 Points
An opaque ruby blend of 70% Cabernet Sauvignon and 30% Merlot, Clos Floridène's 2018 offers a lot of bang for the buck. From a bottle that was Vinturi-decanted and serially tasted over the ensuing three hours, it delivers a generous payload of red fruit that is flanked with savory herbs, tobacco, violets and earth. Medium-bodied, freshly acidic and with alcohol (14%) that has assimilated better than the oak and tannins at this young stage, it retains good presence in the middle and concludes with a lengthy, albeit grippy finish. This will benefit from short-term cellaring and may merit a higher score if it fleshes out as anticipated. If you choose to pop the cork now, give it plenty of air. Drink 2024-2033.
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9/26/2021 - FransS wrote: 88 Points
This bottle was, for me, a bit too much middle of the road, friendly, but missing a bit the concentration I expected.
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7/1/2021 - Nutty08 wrote: 90 Points
On night 1 was mostly toasty oak and wood tannin. There was dark plush fruit underneath but hard to enjoy. (No decant). By night 3 this has come around. Oak had receded, though there was a strong toast note on the nose mixed with flint and dark currants. Plush palate, fine tannins that turn rather austere on the back end—leaving dry dry.
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5/22/2021 - vvWine.ch wrote: 91 Points
91 vvPunkte Leuchtendes Rubinrot. Feinduftige Nase, etwas Tee, Tabak, Kirschen und dunkle Beeren. Milder Auftakt, mittlerer Körper, die lebhafte Säure und fein gewobene Gerbstoffe verleihen Frische und Struktur, elegant und mit langem, sehr würzigem Nachhall. Ein sehr balancierter, finessenreicher Wein der rasch Spass bereiten wird. 2022-2033 (April 2021)
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3/9/2021 - Jeff Leve wrote: 87 Points
With a ripe, fresh, metallic, cherry note, the wine is medium-bodied, soft, and fruity, with loads of ripe, red plums in the finish. You can drink this forward styled wine on release.
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