Medium purple with a bouquet of fresh cut green pepper and smoke. The palate is similar with some hints of pine/astringency as well. Long finish. Modest (12%) alcohol. Beautifully balanced. Going strong 4 hours after opening. This has really opened up with bottle age compared with three years ago. A classic Loire Valley Bourgueil and a real treat for any lover of Cabernet Franc.
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Improved after being open an hour - tannins settled down and more integrated. Light (thin?) with some acid, funk, tannin; not much fruit at all. Won't rate.
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FRANCOPHILE and DRROBVINO describe it well. It is a great example of its type and a fantastic deal in the U.S. wine market at $12. Guion's wines are just so pretty and simple yet elegant and subtly engaging for such a nice price. These work so well on the table. They're not intrusive but not boring. 12% abv.
No more of the '14 Domaine left, but just opened my first Deux Monts a few months ago and it bodes very well for the stash of those starting in a couple years!
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7/2/2023 - chifred wrote:
Very nice, still drinking well. Classic cab franc
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1/22/2022 - drrobvino wrote: 89 Points
Final of 4 bottles, last tasted 1.5 yrs prior.
Consumed this bottle w/friends at the end of the evening, no formal TN.
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12/5/2021 - MadeiraLev Likes this wine: 94 Points
Medium purple with a bouquet of fresh cut green pepper and smoke. The palate is similar with some hints of pine/astringency as well. Long finish. Modest (12%) alcohol. Beautifully balanced. Going strong 4 hours after opening. This has really opened up with bottle age compared with three years ago. A classic Loire Valley Bourgueil and a real treat for any lover of Cabernet Franc.
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4/24/2021 - chifred wrote:
Improved after being open an hour - tannins settled down and more integrated. Light (thin?) with some acid, funk, tannin; not much fruit at all. Won't rate.
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1/17/2021 - tward Likes this wine: 88 Points
FRANCOPHILE and DRROBVINO describe it well. It is a great example of its type and a fantastic deal in the U.S. wine market at $12. Guion's wines are just so pretty and simple yet elegant and subtly engaging for such a nice price. These work so well on the table. They're not intrusive but not boring. 12% abv.
No more of the '14 Domaine left, but just opened my first Deux Monts a few months ago and it bodes very well for the stash of those starting in a couple years!
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