Had cellared this wine for several years - just opened it and the mellowness of it plus the blending of flavors far exceeded my expectations. Very smooth. The wine looks garnet colored. The legs are slow. There is moderate sediment in the bottle. The body is medium/full. The wine has polished texture. The wine finishes medium. The wine has low acidity.
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This is the absolute signature Cab Franc flavor profile if anyone is wondering or wants to taste a pure representation of it. That said, I'd mostly agree with prior postings. The nose is quite spare. Very soft mouth feel and the fruit is indeed back loaded. Dark fruit, suggestions of vegetal elements, and a slight bite on the finish. This is where I differ from prior postings, it does not have pepper angles in my mind. Mild tannins. Probably time to drink this up.
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Decanted for about 3 hrs. Nose lacks much fruit - maybe a hint of black fruit. Chipotle pepper, mocha, dried herbs, and menthol is what I get. Some blackberry on the palate with a lot of pepper especially on the finish. This wine is in an interesting place right now. It's enjoyable for sure but the lack of fruit is intriguing.
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1/20/2014 - SkyeBlue Likes this wine: 91 Points
Had cellared this wine for several years - just opened it and the mellowness of it plus the blending of flavors far exceeded my expectations. Very smooth.
The wine looks garnet colored. The legs are slow. There is moderate sediment in the bottle. The body is medium/full. The wine has polished texture. The wine finishes medium. The wine has low acidity.
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3/17/2012 - cbkamp Likes this wine: 89 Points
On the nose, roasted chipotle pepper, black fruit, with a nice minerality. Spicy black fruit on the palate. Very spicy finish.
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1/19/2012 - samiamx_1999 wrote: 88 Points
This is the absolute signature Cab Franc flavor profile if anyone is wondering or wants to taste a pure representation of it. That said, I'd mostly agree with prior postings. The nose is quite spare. Very soft mouth feel and the fruit is indeed back loaded. Dark fruit, suggestions of vegetal elements, and a slight bite on the finish. This is where I differ from prior postings, it does not have pepper angles in my mind. Mild tannins. Probably time to drink this up.
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11/26/2011 - cbkamp Likes this wine: 89 Points
Decanted for about 3 hrs. Nose lacks much fruit - maybe a hint of black fruit. Chipotle pepper, mocha, dried herbs, and menthol is what I get. Some blackberry on the palate with a lot of pepper especially on the finish. This wine is in an interesting place right now. It's enjoyable for sure but the lack of fruit is intriguing.
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9/13/2011 - selgd3 wrote:
- Brick color. It's somewhat balanced and has flavours of black pepper.
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