French >$150 theme: My extra. Most guessed Rhone, only one managed to nail this as a Loire Cab Franc. Strong pyrazine notes on the nose, felt musty and not completely clean. Some remnants of mellow, autumnal red fruit left but past its sell-by date.
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Still staying the distance this marathon runner revealed savoury and tertiary characters of liquorice and coffee grounds coupled with well-integrated tannins. There was still fruit present and the persistent finish was sublime. A wine with incredible stamina.
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Lunch de Noël des anciens de C&S: Un nez de vieille cave humide, de champignons, de tomates séchées. Une bouche droite, bien équilibrée, austère et herbacée, complexe, avec des notes essentiellement tertiaires. Un beau vin mais d'un style janséniste, que les amis ont davantage apprécié que moi. 90-91 pt
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4/10/2024 - melvinyeowq wrote: 87 Points
French >$150 theme: My extra. Most guessed Rhone, only one managed to nail this as a Loire Cab Franc. Strong pyrazine notes on the nose, felt musty and not completely clean. Some remnants of mellow, autumnal red fruit left but past its sell-by date.
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12/19/2023 - platpeeps wrote: flawed
Still surprisingly fresh and structured, but unfortunately, cork taint left it seriously musty. Undrinkable.
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5/10/2022 - platpeeps Likes this wine: 90 Points
Still staying the distance this marathon runner revealed savoury and tertiary characters of liquorice and coffee grounds coupled with well-integrated tannins. There was still fruit present and the persistent finish was sublime. A wine with incredible stamina.
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9/30/2018 - dalondra Likes this wine: 90 Points
Really good. Holding up well. Brick red at the edge. Still some tannin, Elegant with dark fruit.
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12/19/2014 - d'Artagnan wrote: 90 Points
Lunch de Noël des anciens de C&S: Un nez de vieille cave humide, de champignons, de tomates séchées.
Une bouche droite, bien équilibrée, austère et herbacée, complexe, avec des notes essentiellement tertiaires. Un beau vin mais d'un style janséniste, que les amis ont davantage apprécié que moi. 90-91 pt
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