I rate this an 86 because it didn't sing, not because it was bad like some other 86's. It was OK, if uninspiring. The fill was excellent as was the cork. The color was a medium ruby with slightly paling edges. Not bricking. This could go on, but I doubt it would improve. In the nose there was a subtle hint of raspberry. No oak or vanilla. No spice or complexity. Then again, nothing off-putting either. That's actually a big plus given what I have tasted of late. In the mouth, there is nothing much. It is hollow. The predominate taste is not on the palate, but on the buccal mucosa (the sides of the mouth) where I get slightly drying tannins. The finish is medium in length and just defines the persistence of that impression.
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A terrific wine on the low end. Some reduction makes the nose a bit stinky initially but that fades leaving earthy, slight pepper and bell pepper notes. There is still some light tannin and plenty of acid to balance out the rich fruit. The fruit shows a bit riper on the second night but the balance is still there. On the darker side of Loire reds. No rush to drink but there is probably not a lot a room for improvement.
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Popped and poured. Rather austere, particularly without food. Some dark fruit up front, but not much. Drying midpalate and a hint of bret on the finish. Very good, not great.
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Crimsony purple. Cranberry, pine needles, and mulled spice nose. Medium bodied, asparagus, brussel sprouts, unripe blackberries, good acid, smooth tannins, and a dry, medium+ tobacco-laced finish. Varietally correct, but not really something I enjoyed drinking.
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The fruit seems hidden right now behind the soily rocky earth tones. There are slight traces of plum and vegetal and the fruit still has a fleshy feel to it. Good but not great acidity. This could be closing up some and for $10 it might be worth putting a couple away for the short term to see if so. Or a drink now for those that prefer earth and mineral to fruit.
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Very nice value here. Red fruits with a hint of green bell pepper, which is often a turnoff for me but here it is subtle. Only bought one of these but I might try to find some more...
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Smell: savoury, spicy, coriander, cumin, earthy; very unique smell, never smelled anything like it. Taste: very dry, fully body, long lingering finish. Powerful opening with smooth tannins on the finish. Very complex: smoky, cumin and coriander, lemon grass, black currant, raisin, dates, figs. Earthy mulchy notes as well as smokey cedar. This is like wine done on a BBQ. REALLY GOOD.
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Nose: a little sweet ripe fruit, floral and incense; very aromatic. Taste: medium body, dry with lots of herbal, tobacco and woody taste. Nutty, cinnamon and nutmeg. Unique combination of strong spices with hints of wild flower. Very complex wine with black currant and other dark fruits. Nice acidity and tannin level. Also some good black cherry taste. Very enjoyable.
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Soft herbal nose. Soft but elegant on the palette, with subtle herbs and green peppers, subtle earthy fruit. Good melty tannins on the back. Short finish. Nice balance and quite interesting, but not particularly exciting. Would buy again at this price point though. Update - finish got stronger and I started really enjoying the herbal/peppery notes. Very nice.
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A perfect foil for boneless chicken thighs sauteed in butter and sage, and boiled herb-buttered potato. The acid was enough to cut through the butter, and the herbal qualities of the Cab Franc married well to the herbs in the dishes. Cranberry, tomato vine and a bit of green pepper, all in a good way, to go along with the sour cherry on the palate. I don't think it will get any better with age, but I'm not in a hurry to part with my last two bottles.
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Medium intense ruby in color. Initial nose is quite vegetal, garden peppers and greens. A bit of brett shows up, only after a while some blueberry, anise, dried leaves. Acidity and tannins predominate over fruit, and the finish is short. I'd had this a few months ago with a better bottle, but no notes. My recollection would put that one solidly very good, this one doesn't quite live up.
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I wish I had bought more of this. Solid dark purple in color, weak aromas of red fruits and phenol. But the flavor makes up for the aromas: lots of chocolate, plums, herbs, and a little smoked bacon. The finish lingers, a bit like chocolate with black pepper. Lots of structure, I opened this one a tad early. Will look for another bottle to try in a year or two. Puts cab franc right in the spotlight. 13.5% alcohol.
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Fruitier and less herbaceous than I expected from a Loire CF. Interesting and very good too. Blueberry is mentioned in other notes and I agree. On the lighter side of medium bodied, making it a nice food wine.
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Characteristic cab franc; softer tannins, strong blueberry fragrance. Stemmy; tart grape. This wine is ready, alive delivering what wines priced 2-3 times higher rarely achieve, balance, dazzling blue fruit with stems and sticks and cocoa finish. Drink now.
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Quite tannic without much else upon opening, but after an hour or so revealed some nice peppered cherries, along with just a hint of dry smokiness. This turned out to be a pleasant surprise for the price.
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This is a big, dark, tannic beast. Decent structure so it should age but I didn't really enjoy this. Worth a re-visit in 3-5 years to see how it evolves. My concern is there isn't enough fruit to outlast the structure. WS gave this 90 points?!?! Whatever. Oh, don't forget to decant, lots of sediment. Difficult to rate but definatly shows why Cab Franc is essential in certain blends, especially Merlot. Just can't take it on it's own.
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Had heard great things about this one, but not quite up to expectations. Just a tad too much acid for my tastes. Otherwise solid showing, fruity open, not out of balance, dry finish. Recorked & it Lasted 3 days after opening on counter. Was best when letting it chill a bit in the fridge before drinking again.
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This is a fantastic QPR, but only after a couple hours open (or at least 1 in after a vigorous decant). It opens up, rounds out, the CF vegetal nature blends with red fruits, tobacco, and a nice structure. Not complicated, but very drinkable on a weeknight at this price, and food friendly to boot!
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Tuesday night wine, out of the park! I wish I had a case of this delicious after about 30 minutes of air, kept getting better as we sipped and enjoyed first on its own then with steaks, finally with chocolate.
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Color is a dark garnet. A bit of barnyard meets green peppers on the nose. You expect strong tannins with cab franc and get these here with some puckering sour flavor. All in all, nothing special and I won't be buying again.
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A bit of damp earth and tar on the nose. Tar, earth and black currants and raspberry leaf on the palate. Decent acidity but a bit too tarry for me. Would likely go well with roasted meat or barbecue. Softer after 3-4 days in the fridge, I might try another bottle.
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Serviceable loire valley cab franc. Everything one would expect - decent tannins, vegetal flavours, medium body. Not very interesting though, and didn't hold up after a day under the vacu-vin.
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Offers all sort s of interesting green and herbal flavors over a dry, earthy raspberry backdrop. Fairly silky wine that finishes long. Quite rustic. Really screams out for roast and grilled chicken. Solid value at $10.
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Immediate hit of black pepper; some bacon fat wrapped in tobacco leaf; some back tannins; lacking mid-palate, with dry and limited finish. Decent wine; nothing to crow about. Never really comes together as a complete wine.
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Needs a little time to open up but a nice quaffer once it does. Sour cherries and some faint pepper on the palate mixed with some nice chalkiness. Decent length finish.
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Green pepper and bramble nose. The nose was more expressive than the taste. Mid weight to light, medium berry with a bit of spice. Needs food. Opened up and got better of the dinner. Good varietal character but not all that interesting.
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Typical Loire Cab Franc. Veggies and tobacco, but good fruit as well. Held together suprisingly well after 3 nights open. Revealing a little more fuit along the way, mostly of the red variety. Currants, raspberry. Finish is medium long but on the light side. Absolutely outstanding with food.
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Pleasant but simple. Red fruit predominates with just a touch of the classic Loire cab franc vegetal and tobacco flavors. Light tannins and short on the finish. Not bad for $10, but much better examples of Saumur wines can be found for only a couple dollars more.
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This was good, albeit a little rustic and coarse. Nice ripe cab franc fruit, cherry, currant and earth, tobacco hints, slight green streak, gives this a little bite, which makes it a no brainer with food. Had with a left over lamb shank with a wine sauce and it went great. Might improve with a year or so of aging, but this is a really tasty and complex wine right now for $10. Dont see 90 WS points though.
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I agree with a previous review that descirbed this wine as 'mouth puckering". That is about as polite as I could be. I originally wrote a review that was far more scathing but elected to tone down so as not to be considered incredulous. This is a good thing since I found some marginal improvement after about 30 min. I would love to see Gary Vaynerchuk (winelibrary.com) get ahold of this wine and let loose with a real reivew. Here are my observations: Translucent ruby color. Bouquet is limp, withered and lethargic with essentially no detectable fruit other than some trapped cherries. Once the palate punishment begins you'll find an isoproply, eucalyptus, bitter pickled taste reminiscent of rubbing alcohol. My wife nailed it when she described it as medicinal Chinese herbs. Once past the palate you're left with an unpleasant aspertame after taste.
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Really nice nose, a little of the cabernet franc pencil lead along with some definite barnyard, and some red fruit. Good body, nice tannins, good sour strawberry and cherry fruits. Nice acidity, good long finish.
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TN: Garagiste Wines at Marouch PT. II: Nice and simple wine, but showing plenty of verve and presence. Smooth Cab. Franc mouthfeel with some depth to the fruit. Good structure and length. A super wine to pair with food. A steal at $10.
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Opened about 10 hours prior to consumption. Noticed the bret from last time when opened but that had disappeared at dinner. Excellent concentration and depth on this one, much more so than I am used to out of similar wines especially at the price. Broad and showing slight greenish Cab Franc notes. Last nights bottle actually seemed like it could use another year or so alone. Will revisit next year.
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Opened and decanted...tasted through its progression for approx. 3 hours. Nose of ripe red fruit and raw meat, along with a little bit of barnyard. Quite a bit of acidity on the palate, although it's not out of balance with the fruit. Decent finish.
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Don't see the green in the other notes but a huge amount of brett. Faded some in glass on the first night and revealed some dark plummy fruits with sneaky big tannins. Night 2 it just seems flawed by blech.
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Like the last bottle, I found this a bit green and thin upon opening. I stuck a cork in it and let it sit on the counter for a day or two and it both softened and gained complexity, with a bit of pint noir-like sweetness and a note of red twizzler. An interesting wine for the money.
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Not a big nose yet it is soft and the cassis is inviting. The cassis continues to the palate but really stakes its claim on the back end. This is a great Wednesday evening wine. Went well with lasagna. For $10 this is a fantastic bargain.
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5/11/2015 - jimkay21 wrote: flawed
corked
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5/23/2014 - bcmatthias wrote: 85 Points
Some cork taint
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4/18/2012 - drdecanto wrote: 86 Points
I rate this an 86 because it didn't sing, not because it was bad like some other 86's. It was OK, if uninspiring. The fill was excellent as was the cork. The color was a medium ruby with slightly paling edges. Not bricking. This could go on, but I doubt it would improve. In the nose there was a subtle hint of raspberry. No oak or vanilla. No spice or complexity. Then again, nothing off-putting either. That's actually a big plus given what I have tasted of late. In the mouth, there is nothing much. It is hollow. The predominate taste is not on the palate, but on the buccal mucosa (the sides of the mouth) where I get slightly drying tannins. The finish is medium in length and just defines the persistence of that impression.
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10/4/2011 - WetRock wrote:
A terrific wine on the low end. Some reduction makes the nose a bit stinky initially but that fades leaving earthy, slight pepper and bell pepper notes. There is still some light tannin and plenty of acid to balance out the rich fruit. The fruit shows a bit riper on the second night but the balance is still there. On the darker side of Loire reds. No rush to drink but there is probably not a lot a room for improvement.
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7/11/2011 - bcmatthias wrote: 87 Points
Far more enjoyable than the last bottle we drank in January. Light raspberry and red currant notes. Soft finish.
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2/27/2011 - yoel wrote: 80 Points
Light. A bit dry. Fruity up front.
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1/24/2011 - bcmatthias wrote: 85 Points
OK. Fruit faded a bit after opening.
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1/5/2011 - The Drunken Cyclist wrote: 86 Points
Popped and poured. Rather austere, particularly without food. Some dark fruit up front, but not much. Drying midpalate and a hint of bret on the finish. Very good, not great.
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12/8/2010 - merryberry wrote: 84 Points
Crimsony purple. Cranberry, pine needles, and mulled spice nose. Medium bodied, asparagus, brussel sprouts, unripe blackberries, good acid, smooth tannins, and a dry, medium+ tobacco-laced finish. Varietally correct, but not really something I enjoyed drinking.
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2/14/2010 - WetRock wrote:
The fruit seems hidden right now behind the soily rocky earth tones. There are slight traces of plum and vegetal and the fruit still has a fleshy feel to it. Good but not great acidity. This could be closing up some and for $10 it might be worth putting a couple away for the short term to see if so. Or a drink now for those that prefer earth and mineral to fruit.
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12/31/2009 - team-blackburn wrote: 88 Points
My first Cab Franc and it was very nice. Lush fruit with decent tannis good QPR.
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12/23/2009 - Chateaunole-du-Pape wrote: 89 Points
Very nice value here. Red fruits with a hint of green bell pepper, which is often a turnoff for me but here it is subtle. Only bought one of these but I might try to find some more...
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11/29/2009 - thirsty_cat wrote: 92 Points
Smell: savoury, spicy, coriander, cumin, earthy; very unique smell, never smelled anything like it. Taste: very dry, fully body, long lingering finish. Powerful opening with smooth tannins on the finish. Very complex: smoky, cumin and coriander, lemon grass, black currant, raisin, dates, figs. Earthy mulchy notes as well as smokey cedar. This is like wine done on a BBQ. REALLY GOOD.
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11/29/2009 - Corgoson wrote: 91 Points
Nose: a little sweet ripe fruit, floral and incense; very aromatic. Taste: medium body, dry with lots of herbal, tobacco and woody taste. Nutty, cinnamon and nutmeg. Unique combination of strong spices with hints of wild flower. Very complex wine with black currant and other dark fruits. Nice acidity and tannin level. Also some good black cherry taste. Very enjoyable.
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10/31/2009 - Hazeo wrote: 89 Points
Again very enjoyable. Love the smooth but lush palette with hints of fresh herbs. There are tannins on the finish but they're rounded and not harsh
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10/14/2009 - Hazeo wrote: 89 Points
Soft herbal nose. Soft but elegant on the palette, with subtle herbs and green peppers, subtle earthy fruit. Good melty tannins on the back. Short finish. Nice balance and quite interesting, but not particularly exciting. Would buy again at this price point though.
Update - finish got stronger and I started really enjoying the herbal/peppery notes. Very nice.
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10/10/2009 - Canuckgiver wrote: 88 Points
A perfect foil for boneless chicken thighs sauteed in butter and sage, and boiled herb-buttered potato. The acid was enough to cut through the butter, and the herbal qualities of the Cab Franc married well to the herbs in the dishes. Cranberry, tomato vine and a bit of green pepper, all in a good way, to go along with the sour cherry on the palate. I don't think it will get any better with age, but I'm not in a hurry to part with my last two bottles.
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9/2/2009 - MindMuse wrote:
Medium intense ruby in color. Initial nose is quite vegetal, garden peppers and greens. A bit of brett shows up, only after a while some blueberry, anise, dried leaves. Acidity and tannins predominate over fruit, and the finish is short. I'd had this a few months ago with a better bottle, but no notes. My recollection would put that one solidly very good, this one doesn't quite live up.
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8/24/2009 - Romac wrote: 89 Points
I wish I had bought more of this. Solid dark purple in color, weak aromas of red fruits and phenol. But the flavor makes up for the aromas: lots of chocolate, plums, herbs, and a little smoked bacon. The finish lingers, a bit like chocolate with black pepper. Lots of structure, I opened this one a tad early. Will look for another bottle to try in a year or two. Puts cab franc right in the spotlight. 13.5% alcohol.
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4/25/2009 - walkers wrote: 88 Points
Fruitier and less herbaceous than I expected from a Loire CF. Interesting and very good too. Blueberry is mentioned in other notes and I agree. On the lighter side of medium bodied, making it a nice food wine.
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4/9/2009 - queneau wrote: 90 Points
Characteristic cab franc; softer tannins, strong blueberry fragrance. Stemmy; tart grape. This wine is ready, alive delivering what wines priced 2-3 times higher rarely achieve, balance, dazzling blue fruit with stems and sticks and cocoa finish. Drink now.
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3/10/2009 - Winepirate wrote:
Quite tannic without much else upon opening, but after an hour or so revealed some nice peppered cherries, along with just a hint of dry smokiness. This turned out to be a pleasant surprise for the price.
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1/25/2009 - PatrickinKW wrote:
This is a big, dark, tannic beast. Decent structure so it should age but I didn't really enjoy this. Worth a re-visit in 3-5 years to see how it evolves. My concern is there isn't enough fruit to outlast the structure. WS gave this 90 points?!?! Whatever. Oh, don't forget to decant, lots of sediment. Difficult to rate but definatly shows why Cab Franc is essential in certain blends, especially Merlot. Just can't take it on it's own.
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12/19/2008 - Hueg wrote: 87 Points
Had heard great things about this one, but not quite up to expectations. Just a tad too much acid for my tastes. Otherwise solid showing, fruity open, not out of balance, dry finish. Recorked & it Lasted 3 days after opening on counter. Was best when letting it chill a bit in the fridge before drinking again.
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12/11/2008 - stubbie999 wrote:
This is a fantastic QPR, but only after a couple hours open (or at least 1 in after a vigorous decant). It opens up, rounds out, the CF vegetal nature blends with red fruits, tobacco, and a nice structure. Not complicated, but very drinkable on a weeknight at this price, and food friendly to boot!
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11/5/2008 - elamasters wrote:
Big, dark, and mouth-filling. A little hollow in the mid-palate. Very peppery.
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10/19/2008 - DT-Mills wrote: 88 Points
Still needs to age 2 or 3 more years
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10/1/2008 - Spencer wrote: 86 Points
Not complex, but a solid, well-made effort for the vintage. Textbook Loire cab franc. Still quite young, this may improve a bit with a few years age.
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9/9/2008 - SadofskyDS wrote:
Tuesday night wine, out of the park! I wish I had a case of this delicious after about 30 minutes of air, kept getting better as we sipped and enjoyed first on its own then with steaks, finally with chocolate.
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9/5/2008 - SadofskyDS wrote:
Acidity, sour cherries, Bill says plum, nice legs - we like.
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9/2/2008 - Bellissimo wrote: 86 Points
Color is a dark garnet. A bit of barnyard meets green peppers on the nose. You expect strong tannins with cab franc and get these here with some puckering sour flavor. All in all, nothing special and I won't be buying again.
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8/25/2008 - JerzeyJohn wrote: 89 Points
a great value and wonderful change of pace. Light bodied w/ soft tannins, raspberry and blackberry nose
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8/24/2008 - JamesSanders wrote: 89 Points
Exactly what I was looking for. A fresh, forward and perfectly balanced Loire red that is drinking beautifully now.
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7/30/2008 - violahenny wrote: 89 Points
Really good for the price. Ash, dark fruit, well-balanced, mild tannins. Good in-house wine!
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7/18/2008 - dke wrote: 86 Points
A bit of damp earth and tar on the nose. Tar, earth and black currants and raspberry leaf on the palate. Decent acidity but a bit too tarry for me. Would likely go well with roasted meat or barbecue. Softer after 3-4 days in the fridge, I might try another bottle.
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7/7/2008 - JerzeyJohn wrote: 89 Points
a bright Cab Franc with good finish.....and nice change of pace as a summer red with a light peppery spiciness
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7/6/2008 - RobertJF wrote: 86 Points
Serviceable loire valley cab franc. Everything one would expect - decent tannins, vegetal flavours, medium body. Not very interesting though, and didn't hold up after a day under the vacu-vin.
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7/5/2008 - misfits wrote: 87 Points
al little barnyard on the nose, tasted of tobacco and bing cherries. good (old world) balance of fruit and tannin.
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6/25/2008 - thebonnydooner wrote: 87 Points
Consistent with prior notes - excellent with a salad nicoise
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6/19/2008 - jmull wrote: 88 Points
Offers all sort s of interesting green and herbal flavors over a dry, earthy raspberry backdrop. Fairly silky wine that finishes long. Quite rustic. Really screams out for roast and grilled chicken. Solid value at $10.
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6/12/2008 - queneau wrote: 86 Points
Immediate hit of black pepper; some bacon fat wrapped in tobacco leaf; some back tannins; lacking mid-palate, with dry and limited finish. Decent wine; nothing to crow about. Never really comes together as a complete wine.
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5/9/2008 - javadrinker wrote: 87 Points
Needs a little time to open up but a nice quaffer once it does. Sour cherries and some faint pepper on the palate mixed with some nice chalkiness. Decent length finish.
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5/6/2008 - greenwalter wrote: 86 Points
Green pepper and bramble nose. The nose was more expressive than the taste. Mid weight to light, medium berry with a bit of spice. Needs food. Opened up and got better of the dinner. Good varietal character but not all that interesting.
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5/6/2008 - MarkR wrote:
Surprisingly good! Will certainly get some more.
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4/6/2008 - jahlove wrote: 89 Points
Typical Loire Cab Franc. Veggies and tobacco, but good fruit as well. Held together suprisingly well after 3 nights open. Revealing a little more fuit along the way, mostly of the red variety. Currants, raspberry. Finish is medium long but on the light side. Absolutely outstanding with food.
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3/11/2008 - NickG wrote:
Pleasant but simple. Red fruit predominates with just a touch of the classic Loire cab franc vegetal and tobacco flavors. Light tannins and short on the finish. Not bad for $10, but much better examples of Saumur wines can be found for only a couple dollars more.
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3/10/2008 - thebonnydooner wrote: 87 Points
This was good, albeit a little rustic and coarse. Nice ripe cab franc fruit, cherry, currant and earth, tobacco hints, slight green streak, gives this a little bite, which makes it a no brainer with food. Had with a left over lamb shank with a wine sauce and it went great. Might improve with a year or so of aging, but this is a really tasty and complex wine right now for $10. Dont see 90 WS points though.
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2/28/2008 - rumpole wrote: 88 Points
I liked it. Good bright red fruit with a little mineral or pencil lead on the finish. Classic loire red nose. A bit soft, but a pleasant drop.
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2/24/2008 - Ecbatana wrote: 73 Points
I agree with a previous review that descirbed this wine as 'mouth puckering". That is about as polite as I could be. I originally wrote a review that was far more scathing but elected to tone down so as not to be considered incredulous. This is a good thing since I found some marginal improvement after about 30 min.
I would love to see Gary Vaynerchuk (winelibrary.com) get ahold of this wine and let loose with a real reivew.
Here are my observations: Translucent ruby color. Bouquet is limp, withered and lethargic with essentially no detectable fruit other than some trapped cherries. Once the palate punishment begins you'll find an isoproply, eucalyptus, bitter pickled taste reminiscent of rubbing alcohol. My wife nailed it when she described it as medicinal Chinese herbs. Once past the palate you're left with an unpleasant aspertame after taste.
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2/20/2008 - danieladx wrote: 88 Points
Really nice nose, a little of the cabernet franc pencil lead along with some definite barnyard, and some red fruit. Good body, nice tannins, good sour strawberry and cherry fruits. Nice acidity, good long finish.
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2/17/2008 - gregg g wrote:
TN: Garagiste Wines at Marouch PT. II: Nice and simple wine, but showing plenty of verve and presence. Smooth Cab. Franc mouthfeel with some depth to the fruit. Good structure and length. A super wine to pair with food. A steal at $10.
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2/17/2008 - WetRock wrote:
Opened about 10 hours prior to consumption. Noticed the bret from last time when opened but that had disappeared at dinner. Excellent concentration and depth on this one, much more so than I am used to out of similar wines especially at the price. Broad and showing slight greenish Cab Franc notes. Last nights bottle actually seemed like it could use another year or so alone. Will revisit next year.
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2/13/2008 - winenewb068 wrote: 86 Points
Opened and decanted...tasted through its progression for approx. 3 hours. Nose of ripe red fruit and raw meat, along with a little bit of barnyard. Quite a bit of acidity on the palate, although it's not out of balance with the fruit. Decent finish.
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12/2/2007 - WetRock wrote: flawed
Don't see the green in the other notes but a huge amount of brett. Faded some in glass on the first night and revealed some dark plummy fruits with sneaky big tannins. Night 2 it just seems flawed by blech.
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11/28/2007 - SteveHyde wrote:
agree with other TNs - a bit green and biting on opening. We'll see how it fills out.
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11/28/2007 - jim dixon wrote: 87 Points
Is clean and well made but reminds me too much of cheap gamays to want to buy this again.
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11/3/2007 - ewill wrote:
Initial impressions right after opening...
Color: medium-transparent ruby
Nose: a little hot
Taste: dark fruit with tannins
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10/24/2007 - Magnolian wrote: 86 Points
Like the last bottle, I found this a bit green and thin upon opening. I stuck a cork in it and let it sit on the counter for a day or two and it both softened and gained complexity, with a bit of pint noir-like sweetness and a note of red twizzler. An interesting wine for the money.
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9/12/2007 - foosking wrote: 89 Points
Not a big nose yet it is soft and the cassis is inviting. The cassis continues to the palate but really stakes its claim on the back end. This is a great Wednesday evening wine. Went well with lasagna. For $10 this is a fantastic bargain.
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9/3/2007 - sadofsky wrote:
Just short of mouth-puckering, but a well balanced mouhtful of good fruit and good acid.
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8/10/2007 - Magnolian wrote: 85 Points
A touch green, tart, and light for my taste, but some pleasant currant and strawberry notes.
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