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Red
2005 Jean-Maurice Raffault Chinon Clos des Capucins
Cabernet Franc
- France
- Loire Valley
- Touraine
- Chinon
Label borrowed from 2006
Label borrowed from 2006
Community Tasting Notes 17
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peternelson Likes this wine:
August 9, 2023 - Beautiful dark ruby-garnet; "sweet" underbrush like ferns and moss and wet soil, with a squeeze of blackberry; clay and earthy mineral notes dominate; slight bitter-spicy note like bell-pepper; mouthfeel is creamy and smooth and expansive with lots of soft but grippy tannins; acid is just right, alcohol moderate, fuller bodied especially for a cab franc. This is wonderful and complex esp. after 15 minutes in the glass. W/pizza.
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peternelson wrote: 92 points
January 11, 2023 - In excellent shape, soft/cooked green bell pepper, tobacco, black forest berry, cassis; soft, pretty dense for a Chinon, very serious CF. EH b-day at my place. Second day at El Conchito: really nice, smooth, rounded tannins, well-integrated and well-aged. At or nearing its peak. Drink up w/in the next 2-3+ years.
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peternelson wrote: 92 points
August 3, 2019 - Nice medium dark ruby-purple-black; reticent nose but opened up after 10 minutes, macerated black cherry, complex herbal notes but mixed with pot-pouri, shrooms, fresh wet forest floor, bell pepper, nice bouquet and complexity. Somewhat mellowed out, well-integrated, lovely mouthfeel, but with medium tannic/excellent acid structure. Perfect with braised short ribs. In a primo place right now but will continue for another 5+ years?
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bobvictor Likes this wine: 92 points
May 13, 2019 - Fantastic QPR. Drinking really well now, probably could hold but also probably more downside than upside at this point.
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tbone wrote:
November 7, 2015 - Fantastic wine!
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Wine Definition
- Vintage 2005
- Type Red
- Producer Jean-Maurice Raffault
- Varietal Cabernet Franc
- Designation n/a
- Vineyard Clos des Capucins
- Country France
- Region Loire Valley
- SubRegion Touraine
- Appellation Chinon
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 0 (0%)
- In Cellars 46 (50%)
- Consumed 46 (50%)
Food Pairing
No food pairings available.
Who Likes This Wine
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- ProducerJean-Maurice Raffault
- VarietyCabernet Franc
- CountryFrance
- RegionLoire Valley
- SubRegionTouraine
- AppellationChinon
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