I love this wine. My plan has been to work my way through a case over about 2 years. It's a been a crowd pleaser in the past. An awesome every day wine. I felt the tannins could use a little softening 18 mos ago when I bought it. They still provide good back bone. I really love the soft toasty taste that comes through after a couple of hours. Honestly I wish I bought three cases. A great value wine.
This is an honest 91, not a freebie 91. Hecht & Bannier are doing something special in Languedoc. I've got a bunch in the cellar. Don't keep them there too long though. They're ready to go now or in a year or two. This is an extraordinary value wine. It's as good as the Stag's Leap Cab I had last night that was 3.5x the price. A decadent and plush wine. Good acidity makes it food friendly. It's quite flexible as well. It's not for long term cellaring and it's not extremely complex. A little too much jammy confection to rate higher with me but I don't let it worry me when I'm enjoying it. Every time I serve a Hecht & Bannier lately someone says "this wine is awesome!".
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2009 Hecht & Bannier Minervois
11/9/2013 - NROSS Likes this wine: 91 Points
I love this wine. My plan has been to work my way through a case over about 2 years. It's a been a crowd pleaser in the past. An awesome every day wine. I felt the tannins could use a little softening 18 mos ago when I bought it. They still provide good back bone. I really love the soft toasty taste that comes through after a couple of hours. Honestly I wish I bought three cases. A great value wine.
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2010 Hecht & Bannier Minervois
10/14/2013 - NROSS Likes this wine: 91 Points
This is an honest 91, not a freebie 91. Hecht & Bannier are doing something special in Languedoc. I've got a bunch in the cellar. Don't keep them there too long though. They're ready to go now or in a year or two.
This is an extraordinary value wine. It's as good as the Stag's Leap Cab I had last night that was 3.5x the price.
A decadent and plush wine. Good acidity makes it food friendly. It's quite flexible as well. It's not for long term cellaring and it's not extremely complex.
A little too much jammy confection to rate higher with me but I don't let it worry me when I'm enjoying it. Every time I serve a Hecht & Bannier lately someone says "this wine is awesome!".
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2007 Giovanni Manzone Barolo Gramolere
9/8/2013 - NROSS Likes this wine: 92 Points
Drinkable now. Still lots of tannins though and should soften up nicely. Great fruit, appropriate acidity. I bought six more to put away.
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