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Red
2013 La Grange aux Belles 53
Cabernet Franc
- France
- Loire Valley
- Anjou-Saumur
- Anjou
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Community Tasting Notes 6
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klezman wrote:
June 7, 2018 - Fantastic. Crunchy raspberry. This is in its prime.
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klezman wrote:
May 10, 2017 - Earthy and woodsy nose, but the palate is less Bretty and more juicy fruit - almost like raspberry juice. Remained largely the same open over a couple hours.
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klezman wrote:
February 17, 2016 - Just delicious. Herbs, crunchy raspberry, leaves, and earth. Just what I like about this wine. Great wine to just enjoy over a couple hours.
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joraesque wrote: 90 points
April 11, 2015 - Needs to breathe... starts opening up after 30 minutes, revealing notes of Brett on top of floral aromatics, both of which continue onto the palate joined my mushroom flavors. It then drank well for 2+ hours.
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Sachaa wrote: 87 points
March 7, 2015 - Beau fruit bien charnu, belle concentration et acidité rafraîchissante. Un vin de caractère, produit par macération carbonique de Cabernet franc, mais surtout par sa note de grange (eh bien, d'où son nom peut-être!), une pointe de brett qui frôle ici "la limite du un peu trop"...
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Wine Definition
- Vintage 2013
- Type Red
- Producer La Grange aux Belles
- Varietal Cabernet Franc
- Designation 53
- Vineyard n/a
- Country France
- Region Loire Valley
- SubRegion Anjou-Saumur
- Appellation Anjou
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 0 (0%)
- In Cellars 14 (29%)
- Consumed 35 (71%)
Food Pairing
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- CountryFrance
- RegionLoire Valley
- SubRegionAnjou-Saumur
- AppellationAnjou
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