2006 Buty Merlot/Cabernet Franc

Community Tasting Notes (13) Avg Score: 90.1 points

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  9/17/2023 - winepog wrote: 90 Points

  give it some air...first half of bottle not as good as second half. healthy amount of acidity, so I recommend some food with this. Cheers!

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  2/20/2022 - winepog wrote: 90 Points

  First sip was a little bit odd, a little off. But then it settled down and was enjoyable all the way through the bottle. Cheers!

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  9/26/2021 - mkribar Likes this wine: 90 Points

  Drank over two days. On day one, the nose is classic right bank bordeaux. Ripe plum, cassis, and black cherry. The merlot fruit is front and forward, but after there is some complexing cab franc character. It feels like the (prominent) pyrazines are right on the cusp of transitioning from young herbs/bell peppers to a more cedar/cigar box phase. The overall effect is a little odd: it tastes like the merlot half of the wine was much riper than the cab franc part. On the palate, it's medium bodied, with just a bit of heat on the finish. The tannins are fully resolved; the acid is just hanging on. After a few hours, the fruit on the palate had a more tawny character than when I first opened the bottle.
  
  On day two the merlot and cab franc characters are more in balance. The fruit has calmed down a little and the pyrazines have settled down into a more cedar-y state. I actually taste a little more acid on day two, which balances out the fruit and the body. Still some heat on the finish.
  
  Overall, the improvement between day one and day 2 suggests that there's not a huge rush to open these. The cork was also in great shape.

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  8/2/2021 - ronenv Likes this wine: 91 Points

  Nice and smooth.. I was expecting more full body from the cab franc. The wine was still fruity with some complexity

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  3/15/2017 - Neecies Likes this wine: 91 Points

  VERY good: warm berry fruit and iron-rich minerality enhanced by the leathery nuances of bottle age. In a great place right now, no decanting required.

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