Popped and poured. Medium purple/ruby hue. Intense, earth-laden aromas of red fruits, string bean, coffee grounds, and minerals. Medium body. On the palate, the bistro-styled red shows an initial wave of earth...like literal fresh soil. With further aeration, a touch of tart cherry also appears to compliment the ever present herbaceous. Moderate-plus to plus acidity and chalky tannins on the moderate close. Kind of like Chinon blended with Moulin-à-Vent from a more traditional-styled vintage. This could use short term cellaring, give it 6 to 8 months and enjoy over the next 2-4 years. Perfect wine to pair with a light meal.
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A lightweight vin-de-soif from a heavyweight grape like malbec - charming & interesting. Though very bright, pure and fresh there's also surprisingly good dry matter and some serious minerality. An evening spent with this unassuming red is a good one indeed. Goes well with cheese. Definitely moreish!
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5/19/2013 - AccaDacca Likes this wine: 87 Points
Young, fresh lighter red from the Loire. Best on day three, opened nicely.
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5/19/2013 - greenblanket Likes this wine:
Fresh and bright, pure red fruit accented with green vegetables and some of the soil they grew in.
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12/2/2012 - *Vine* wrote:
Popped and poured. Medium purple/ruby hue. Intense, earth-laden aromas of red fruits, string bean, coffee grounds, and minerals. Medium body. On the palate, the bistro-styled red shows an initial wave of earth...like literal fresh soil. With further aeration, a touch of tart cherry also appears to compliment the ever present herbaceous. Moderate-plus to plus acidity and chalky tannins on the moderate close. Kind of like Chinon blended with Moulin-à-Vent from a more traditional-styled vintage.
This could use short term cellaring, give it 6 to 8 months and enjoy over the next 2-4 years. Perfect wine to pair with a light meal.
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8/21/2012 - chatters wrote:
Andrew Guard Trade Tasting (Berta Restaurant, Sydney): Red fruit, rubbery notes, yeast extract...very advanced...the palate is a bit thin and weedy.
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8/17/2012 - Finare Vinare wrote: 88 Points
A lightweight vin-de-soif from a heavyweight grape like malbec - charming & interesting. Though very bright, pure and fresh there's also surprisingly good dry matter and some serious minerality. An evening spent with this unassuming red is a good one indeed. Goes well with cheese. Definitely moreish!
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