Fully ripe, but only just barely (in a good way). Looks to be from a little east of Nantes in Loire. Soft texture and understated soft tannins are balanced with ample acidity and fruit intensity. At Jeune et Jolie. Tech sheet: https://www.domaine-ecu.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/FT-MEPHISTO-US.pdf
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91-92. A lot of intense raspberry mousse. Very pure. No vegetal flavors often found in cabernet franc. I like it now but it probably has many years ahead.
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2 years in amphore. Biodynamic. Unfined. Unfiltered. From their estate vineyards but classified as Vin de France. More or less what we had at the Domaine. There's a touch of bell pepper and herbal notes, but it's mostly about ripe, tangy red fruit. Like a raspberry sorbet. There's some spice and mintiness too. Medium bodied. Some tannins but fine with food, but the acidity and tannic structure should allow it to last at least 10 years from vintage.
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4/22/2024 - BottleScholar Likes this wine:
Fully ripe, but only just barely (in a good way). Looks to be from a little east of Nantes in Loire. Soft texture and understated soft tannins are balanced with ample acidity and fruit intensity. At Jeune et Jolie. Tech sheet: https://www.domaine-ecu.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/FT-MEPHISTO-US.pdf
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8/31/2022 - benjamin96 Likes this wine: 91 Points
Tres beau rouge, ne fait pas cab franc. Full fruit, belle longueur, tres pure, cest fort jolie.
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8/26/2022 - jocelyng Likes this wine: 91 Points
91-92. A lot of intense raspberry mousse. Very pure. No vegetal flavors often found in cabernet franc. I like it now but it probably has many years ahead.
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7/23/2022 - Wine Diplomats Likes this wine: 91 Points
2 years in amphore. Biodynamic. Unfined. Unfiltered. From their estate vineyards but classified as Vin de France. More or less what we had at the Domaine. There's a touch of bell pepper and herbal notes, but it's mostly about ripe, tangy red fruit. Like a raspberry sorbet. There's some spice and mintiness too. Medium bodied. Some tannins but fine with food, but the acidity and tannic structure should allow it to last at least 10 years from vintage.
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