Community Tasting Notes 48

• repoper wrote: 91 points

  August 26, 2022 - Only had the opportunity to slow ox for about 2 hours. Not nearly as much as I have done with past bottles.
  Super dark and slick in the glass. The nose is screaming garden vegistables - celray, carrots, green bell peppers & tomatoes, some dirt, smoke and lovely black fruits. This bottle probably needed several more hours in a decanter but that being said this has always been a great drink and this bottle was no exception. Still lots of life and evolution ahead. Glad to have more to follow down the road.

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• drwine2001 wrote:

  June 11, 2022 - Ruby with minimal fading. Olive, herb, and red fruit. Excellent volume and mouth feel for Loire Cabernet Franc. Mineral underpinning. This has really begun to soften and mature over the past few years.

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• repoper wrote: 92 points

  December 23, 2021 - Decanted for 6 hrs. Still extremely dark in the glass. The nose starts off with a basket of garden vegetables that are surrounded by violets red fruits and a bit of honey. Still has a frontal attack of tannins that quickly fade as the fruit shins thru. This is still a baby and I’m glad I have more to follow over the next 10-15 years. Did not slow oxe this bottle and it needs it to show its best. Love this producer.

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• drwine2001 wrote:

  December 11, 2021 - Opened 6 hours before pouring. Still glorious deep ruby almost all the way out. The green olive is not surprising on the nose, but the ripe black cherry in a Loire Cabernet Franc of this age most certainly is! Beautiful medium weight, and again, terrific texture for this varietal. In addition to herbs and predominant fruit, there is also a delightful squirt of citrus which adds a higher tone to the finish. Ripely tannic finish. When I first tasted this in 2008, I wondered whether it would ever shed its massive structure. In fact, it has done a great job of this over the past 7 years since last tasted, but it still has not reached full maturity. I'm glad I still have a few bottles left to try 5+ years down the road.

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• cweiss Likes this wine:

  January 24, 2021 - Drinking VERY well.
  Lots of fruit, good acid, and gentle tannins at this point. Funkier on the nose than the palate and in fact my wife, who generally has no problem with funk, wouldn't drink it. Oh well, more for me.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2005
• Type Red
• Producer Catherine et Pierre Breton
• Varietal Cabernet Franc
• Designation n/a
• Vineyard Clos Sénéchal
• Country France
• Region Loire Valley
• SubRegion Touraine
• Appellation Bourgueil

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• Pending Delivery 19 (7%)
• In Cellars 114 (43%)
• Consumed 133 (50%)

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