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• Milos Likes this wine: 93 points

  October 7, 2023 - Medium ruby. Forward, black and red fruit with added complexity of green peppers and earthy wood notes. The palate was clean, bright red and black fruit with just a touch of green peppers. Soft, ripe fine tannins surround the fruit. Very long. Very enjoyable. Not sure where it is heading from here so I would drink up. It is that good now.

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• Julian Marshall wrote: 94 points

  July 3, 2022 - Bright, clear, mouth-watering aromas of crunchy blackcurrants and cherries, with a little lemon and lime, also sea-spray, pepper and cigar box. All very winsome and appealing. In the same way, the fruit shines straightaway on the palate, the crunchiness of the dark fruit accompanied by waves of sweet, but not cloying raspberry and sappy cherry. There's a depth to the fruit not present in other Roches Neuves wines and the whole package is extremely impressive.

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• KingSlacker999 Likes this wine:

  May 30, 2022 - Based on notes from others here, we had one of the very good bottles. Beautiful balanced cab franc, hints of green pepper but in no way overpowering, earthy, just a little bit funky, got even better with some time in the glass.

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• Vas19 wrote: 91 points

  September 27, 2021 - It's a nice bottle of cab franc. Good acid, a bit of bright red fruit but also some darker earthy notes. Solid, but not special.

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• dagij Likes this wine: 90 points

  August 4, 2021 - This is arguably from some of the oldest vines of Cabernet Franc in the whole of France, probably more than 100 years old (claims to be planted in 1904!). And this is so typical of CF from central Loire: Still deep purple, almost black in color, but without any signs of excessive extraction. Typical nose of black, sour cherries, some dark chocolate, and a whiff of green peppers. Medium bodied attack, high acidity, a sour-sweet cherry fruit dominates the mid-palate, while the aftertaste is complemented by minerals (iron and graphite) and some wood. High acidity and a somewhat dry finish tips the wine wine somewhat off balance, but the elegant fruit and minerals still manage to dominate. The second vintage of this wine, so I guess newer vintages will be even better. Drink now or keep for five to ten years.

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• Vintage 2012
• Type Red
• Producer Domaine des Roches Neuves
• Varietal Cabernet Franc
• Designation Les Mémoires
• Vineyard n/a
• Country France
• Region Loire Valley
• SubRegion Anjou-Saumur
• Appellation Saumur-Champigny

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• In Cellars 118 (63%)
• Consumed 67 (36%)

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