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1990 Couly-Dutheil Chinon Clos de l'Echo
Cabernet Franc
- France
- Loire Valley
- Touraine
- Chinon
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Community Tasting Notes 20
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rocknroller wrote: 92 points
February 10, 2024 - Calling an Audible (Brad & Marcia's Place, St. Paul, MN): Medium dark red color. PNP, drank a glass over 90 minutes plus next to the '90 Clos de l'Olive. This was in good shape, a smidge darker than the Olive. Cherry, lacquer, leather, a bit of funk, deep earth, saddle leather on the nose. The palate adds a deeper char and gravelly mineral notes, deep cherry, leather, a hint of berry, leather, funk and a spicy finish on a medium frame with soft tannins. I give this a very slight edge over the Olive.
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JCGuthrie wrote: 93 points
February 10, 2024 - Very similar notes to my last bottle - high-toned red fruit with leather, forest floor and just the right amount of herbal pyrazine character to add interest. I loved this. Flighted with the 1990 Clos de l'Olive. The Clos d'Olive was also red-fruited but leaned darker - black cherry vs red cherry - and showed more earth and mushroom notes. Both excellent and I scored them similarly. Would love to buy more of both if I ever found them on the market at a decent price.
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JCGuthrie wrote:
July 29, 2023 - Beautiful aged red berries with just a hint of herbaceousness, plus dark earth and an intoxicating sous bois note. Tannins are fully integrated, plenty of fruit left on the palate. Delicious.
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tward Likes this wine: 92 points
May 30, 2023 - Similar to my 2019 TN, but even better. From PnP over a couple of hours this was singing.
Well-stored bottles have years left in them.
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grub94 Likes this wine: 93 points
April 10, 2023 - In a perfect place now. Dark cherry, clove, green pepper, leather, lavender on the nose and more on the palate. Fulsome body on the palate with very fine, almost fully resolved tannins, medium alcohol and acidity. Long finish. Gorgeous Chinon! Happy to have a few more.
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Wine Definition
- Vintage 1990
- Type Red
- Producer Couly-Dutheil
- Varietal Cabernet Franc
- Designation n/a
- Vineyard Clos de l'Echo
- Country France
- Region Loire Valley
- SubRegion Touraine
- Appellation Chinon
- UPC Code 3700001033805
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 0 (0%)
- In Cellars 37 (45%)
- Consumed 46 (55%)
Food Pairing
Community Recommendations
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- VarietyCabernet Franc
- CountryFrance
- RegionLoire Valley
- SubRegionTouraine
- AppellationChinon
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