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| Community Tasting Notes (average 90.7 pts. and median of 91 pts. in 16 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by jerhardt on 1/31/2023: ‘11 Collier Ripaille alongside ‘11 and ‘14 Guiberteau Arboises. The Collier was my least favorite of the bunch; decent fruit, but marred by a bit too much Brett for my preference. ‘11 Guiberteau was in the middle, though showing a bit underripe with more green pyrazine notes than I enjoy. ‘14 Guiberteau did really well, having put on some weight over the past few years while demonstrating a great balance between cab franc character and a bit of polish. (545 views) | | | Tasted by MonkeyBiz101 on 10/8/2022 & rated 91 points: Real freshness, with a fruit and funk undertow. Very good. (484 views) | | | Tasted by wayfarer on 1/17/2021 & rated 92 points: Drinking beautifully, expressive, alive, balanced. Decanted 30 minutes. Crisp well defined red fruit, black cherry , blackberry infused with stone and some underlying herb/vegetable bell pepper notes on the tail end of finish. Acid and tannin together give structure to palate, that evolves through layers of fruit and 'crunch' to more nuanced dimensions in a long finish. Clean, enjoyable with or without food. (982 views) | | | Tasted by Nanda on 5/4/2020 & rated 91 points: First of a three pack. This took a couple hours to open up. Beautiful smoke tinged nose with classic bell pepper. Medium bodied with suave texture. (1337 views) | | | Tasted by maxima on 1/29/2019 & rated 87 points: Bu au resto, un des convives avait apporté.
Du jus de poivrons ou de légumes selon certains. On passe! (2036 views) | | | Tasted by ant-1 on 7/31/2018: Peu de notes. Végétal, terreux, épicé. Le bois se fait plus discret, je le trouve beau maintenant. Encore ? Oui, c'est un très beau cabernet franc pile dans ma palette. Maintenant à 62$ pour le 2014, ce qui en fait une augmentation raisonnable. (1665 views) | | | Tasted by Eliz. Bishop on 7/13/2017 & rated 92 points: Agree with the other tasting notes. Light bodied and elegant. Floral, red fruits and some graphite and mineral notes. Drinking really well right now. (1916 views) | | | Tasted by jerhardt on 3/25/2017: Consistent with the last bottle; surprisingly light bodied, polished, and elegant. Definitely shows the cab franc character, but in a very pretty package. (1636 views) | | | Tasted by jerhardt on 8/20/2016 & rated 92 points: Elegant and polished cab franc in a light to medium bodied package. Really nice right now. (1846 views) | | | Tasted by portman63 on 6/16/2016 & rated 90 points: Got rustic wild notes right away and some bell pepper. With air over an hour or so, that gave way to more dark forrest fruit / red currants. Some oak present, but not overwhelming. I wanted to try this young to check out this producer. Seems to have a lot of promise, but needs time to come together fully so I'll give the rest 2-3 years more. (1807 views) | | | Tasted by 560 B&W on 11/1/2015 & rated 91 points: Decanted. Took an hour to open. Delightful when it did. 12% (1941 views) | | | Tasted by vintage_whine on 8/13/2015: elegant ripe red fruited. transcends cab franc to flirt with whole cluster burgundy. m+ to high acid that seems out of place with a full viscous body. needs more time to integrate. oak is present, but is complimentary rather than dominating. (1614 views) | | | Tasted by Mazy on 5/9/2015: 100% Cabernet franc
Un vin monosaveur sur le poivron vert. La texture est agréable, la minéralité légère à modérée, mais c’est du poivron « all the way »…
Le lendemain, le poivron s'atténue et laisse place aux fruits rouges (groseilles, framboises). Évolution à suivre avec l'aération. (1737 views) | | | Tasted by Francois Le Mouel on 11/26/2014 & rated 91 points: Very nice Saumur...but maybe at tad expensive. Animal notes at first and slightly rustic in the mouth. Intense with very good lenght and acidity. 12% alcool. (1708 views) |
| Domaine Guiberteau Producer website
HISTORY OF THE DOMAIN
Since 1996, Romain Guiberteau has run a fabulous 14.5 hectare estate south of Saumur. Mainly composed of Cabernet Franc (6 hectares) and Chenin (8.5 hectares), it brilliantly produces 3 red wines and 5 white wines from vines with an average age of 40 years.
Recognized for a very long time for the high quality of its whites, the estate took a major step in 2003 by switching to organic farming: the soils are worked and grassed naturally; and only sulphur, copper and plant decoctions are used in the treatment of the vine.
Thus the reds have gained in finesse and brilliance and today reveal a sophistication and elegance worthy of the Saumur appellation. As for the whites, they have reached a delicacy of aromas like the great whites of Burgundy!Domaine Guiberteau Saumur Les Arboises BrézéThe wines from Romain Guiberteau are some of the most highly sought-after in all of the Loire Valley. Farming his familial vineyards organically for over 20 years, he quickly ascended as an assuming superstar of the vine, bringing particular accliam to the historic hill of Breze. This is the creme de la creme of his red offerings. From a one hectare plot of Cab Franc planted on the southern-facing hill of Breze in 1957, this is a special wine to own. Treated to the most luxurious treatment at the domaine, with 18 months spent in 80% new barrel.Cabernet Franc Varietal character (Appellation America) | Wines & Vines articleFrance Vins de France (Office National Interprofessionnel des Vins ) | Pages Vins, Directory of French Winegrowers | French Wine (Wikipedia)
Wine Scholar Guild vintage ratings
2018 vintage: "marked by a wet spring, a superb summer and a good harvest"
2019 vintage reports
2021: "From a general standpoint, whether for white, rosé or red wines, 2021 is a year marked by quality in the Rhône Valley Vineyards. Structured, elegant, fresh and fruity will be the main keywords for this new vintage."
2022 harvest: idealwine.info | wine-searcher.comLoire Valley Vins du Val de Loire (Interprofession des Vins du Val de Loire)
Jancis Robinson vintage reports
Wine Spectator vintage reports
Wine Scholar Guild vintage reports
2016 vintage:
"Quality and concentration is good, with Chenin Blanc being particularly noteworthy in 2016 while Sancerre is thought to be the best of the Sauvignon Blanc appellations. Cabernet Franc is 'delicious, ripe and fruity' according to Loire courtier Chris Hardy." - Jancis Roninson
2017 vintage reports:
Jancis Robinson
Vinfolio
"2018 wines will not be typical of the Loire rather they will have the characteristics of wines from much further south" - Philippe Gilbert
2019 vintage:
Academie du Vin report
"the warm 2019 vintage is characterised by a surprising freshness" - Jim Budd
Vineyards on weinagen-infoAnjou-SaumurSee an excellent article on Vinography.Saumur On weinlagen-info |
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