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Manage Subscriptions2014 Domaine de la Chevalerie Bourgueil Bretêche
Cabernet Franc
- France
- Loire Valley
- Touraine
- Bourgueil
Community Tasting Notes 15
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JohnMcIlwain Likes this wine:
November 4, 2023 - Gaining interest aromatically. Structure is knitting well. Still more primary. Very good. Plenty more ahead.
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lvernhes wrote:
October 29, 2023 - Still fresh after 9y - the fruit is still vibrant (black currant, cherry), with earthy & Smoke, hints of licorice
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HFLED Likes this wine: 92 points
July 7, 2023 - Dark red in the glass, nose of dark cherry, pomegranate, damp earth and cigar. On the palate this has nice bright red fruits, a lot of earth / leather, and some violet. Popping acidity gives the wine a nice lightness with some tannins for structure .
Good to go on a pop n pour but recommend a quick decant off sediment.
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JohnMcIlwain wrote: flawed
April 8, 2023 - Corked
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JohnMcIlwain Likes this wine:
February 3, 2023 - Was planning on lamb loin with aged Vieux Télégraphe on this VERY blustery and frigid Maine night, but I pulled a locally pastured bavette steak by accident. Catching the error as the bavette was partially thawed, I switched gears and reached instead for Chevalerie 14 Bourgeuil Bretêche. Upon opening the nose was circumspect, verging on tight-lipped; the palate was similarly mute. A half hour decant does a world of good. Notes of brambly blackberry, cassis, loamy soil notes, vine smoke (per John Gilman) and teasing wisps of bell pepper emerge. The palate similarly gains in detail, not to mention weight. Black raspberry, currants, discreet game flavors, and crushed herb flavors emerge and harmonize. The zangy acidity and not insignificant tannins frame things; there’s fine energy and brightness, but even in its callow youth the structure framing the vibrant fruit indicates a rosy future for those with patience. Satisfying with the bavette, kale, and roasted sweet potato, but there’s so much upside. I’m inclined to hold on to my remaining bottles for 3-5 years and beyond. This is grand, but only hinting at its potential. I wish I’d bought more. Hold.
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By John Gilman
Sep/Oct 2018, Issue #77, The Annual Loire Valley Report The First of the 2017s, Plenty of 2016s and Older Wines(Bourgueil “Bretêche”- Domaine de la Chevalerie) Subscribe to see review text.
Wine Definition
- Vintage 2014
- Type Red
- Producer Domaine de la Chevalerie
- Varietal Cabernet Franc
- Designation n/a
- Vineyard Bretêche
- Country France
- Region Loire Valley
- SubRegion Touraine
- Appellation Bourgueil
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- Pending Delivery 2 (1%)
- In Cellars 101 (60%)
- Consumed 66 (39%)
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