Two hour decant, opaque purple in the glass. The nose is plum, blackberry and licorice, all of which carries into the palate. Very light on tannins and on the medium side in acidity with a slightly short finish, the stand out aspect of this is clearly the nose. Hard to find and worth a try, this bottle is the French version of the varietal, I need to track down an American version of this and see what the difference is, if any.
Didn't move me as much as I hoped. Starts a little wild but calms down quickly and rounds out. If I crossed a modern styled Cahors containing a dash of Merlot aimed at easy drinking with a decent Loire Cab Franc, this is the kind of wine that would result. Liked it but didn't love it.
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11/16/2016 - steinsberg wrote: 86 Points
Quite nice. Lacking acidity for this kind of leight to medium bodied wine.
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7/30/2015 - quaffnov Likes this wine: 89 Points
Two hour decant, opaque purple in the glass. The nose is plum, blackberry and licorice, all of which carries into the palate. Very light on tannins and on the medium side in acidity with a slightly short finish, the stand out aspect of this is clearly the nose. Hard to find and worth a try, this bottle is the French version of the varietal, I need to track down an American version of this and see what the difference is, if any.
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4/16/2014 - markfitz wrote:
Didn't move me as much as I hoped. Starts a little wild but calms down quickly and rounds out. If I crossed a modern styled Cahors containing a dash of Merlot aimed at easy drinking with a decent Loire Cab Franc, this is the kind of wine that would result. Liked it but didn't love it.
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