Community Tasting Notes 8

• soyhead wrote:

  February 17, 2024 - per Skurnik, 'Clay and limestone terroir, with high iron content in the soil'
  nose - perfumed. dark cherry, raspberry
  mouth - juicy, fresh fresh red moving to dark berry fruits. Considerable tannins. lots going on here and already pleasurable but perhaps with 5 more years it would really blossom. quality wine from an underappreciated quarter at a most reasonable tariff.

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• foodnwine79 Likes this wine: 88 points

  January 2, 2024 - 88-91 potential at this stage
  
  Very primary and reduced. Whiffs of camphor, roasted jalapeño, turned earth with underpinned blackberry bush and Chambord.
  On the palate grippy, chalky tannins give way to black licorice, blackberries, tanned leather and bittersweet chocolate. The texture of the wine is both chunky and gravelly in the mouth. The length and finish is both seedless and long. Given the 13.5% ABV, this is drinking easily and fresh.
  
  I would recommend holding for another 3-5 years before coming back to this bottling. Overall great potential and still needs time to develop.

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• Xavi1986 Likes this wine:

  December 9, 2023 - Sopar Angelita. Probado a copas. Cabernet franc bien hecha, para mi demasiado tanica.

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• Marius Cavasdan Likes this wine: 90 points

  November 22, 2023 - Aged in concrete. Deep color. Fragrant nose, violets and black 🍒. Very pure fruit, both on the nose and palate. Palate is fresh, good acidity, crunchy and croquant. Finishes with chalky fine tannins. Really nice balance between fruit, tannin and acidity. Very nice wine.

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• aajder wrote: 89 points

  March 19, 2023 - Great color. The nose shows smoky aromas of ripe raspberry, flowers, soil, herbs and a hint of minerals. This is medium full bodied on the palate with excellent concentration and good class. The medium plus length finish features slightly gritty tannins.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2020
• Type Red
• Producer Antoine Sanzay
• Varietal Cabernet Franc
• Designation n/a
• Vineyard La Paterne
• Country France
• Region Loire Valley
• SubRegion Anjou-Saumur
• Appellation Saumur-Champigny
• UPC Codes 3770015559066, 7070358100007, 7070358106597

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• Pending Delivery 0 (0%)
• In Cellars 65 (71%)
• Consumed 27 (29%)

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