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Manage Subscriptions2011 Clos du Tue-Boeuf Cheverny Rouge Rouillon
Gamay-Pinot Noir Blend
- France
- Loire Valley
- Touraine
- Cheverny
Community Tasting Notes 4
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wineshlub wrote: 88 points
January 7, 2014 - Popped and poured. Slightly sour herb and red fruit aroma. Wild and wooly at first, with VA flavors and other weirdness. After an hour it's toned down but still a volatile mix. Coming to the forefront are brilliant sour cherry flavors with chalk and spices. Mild vegetal notes in the finish.
I can tolerate some VA, which is a good thing in this case. There's definitely going to be some bottle variation on this wine, so anyone who can't handle a little freakiness should avoid. This was good and enjoyable, but a little too unruly even for me. We'll see if I have better luck next time.
Day 2: Lesson learned. Open this sucker well ahead of time. The flavors are now perfectly well integrated and smoothed out. A touch of the vinegar tang remains but that has become (for me) a feature rather than a bug. This probably still counts as a relative loser in the bottle variation sweepstakes, but is quite nice. -
avp wrote:
January 7, 2014 - Nice bitters action! I love it.
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avp wrote:
December 4, 2013 - Yowsah, what a lovely wine!
A nose of pomegranate, cherries and baked strawberries as well as celery, beans, gunpowder and loam. With a dash of perfume to make it perfect.
Light to medium bodied palate with juicy fruit - pretty ripe for the style - refreshing acidity and nice tannic astringency. Lovely beetroot to pomegranate fruit. Good length.
Finely balanced and oh so joyous! -
henkka Likes this wine:
May 4, 2013 - Excellent example of a light bodied wine that is still profound. It's light but not insipid. And utterly drinkable. This is a wine that maintained its charm throughout the bottle.
Bright translucent red colour. Airy, open and fresh nose. Youthful and compact. The palate is light, aromatic and fresh. A touch of candylike spiciness. Aftertaste is crisp with some cherry tones.
Wine Definition
- Vintage 2011
- Type Red
- Producer Clos du Tue-Boeuf
- Varietal Gamay-Pinot Noir Blend
- Designation Rouge
- Vineyard Rouillon
- Country France
- Region Loire Valley
- SubRegion Touraine
- Appellation Cheverny
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- Pending Delivery 0 (0%)
- In Cellars 13 (52%)
- Consumed 12 (48%)
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- SubRegionTouraine
- AppellationCheverny
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