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2004 Isabelle Carles et Franck Pascal Montravel Le Rubis
Red Bordeaux Blend
- France
- Southwest France
- Dordogne
- Montravel
Community Tasting Notes 9
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Kentw Likes this wine: 89 points
March 23, 2016 - Surprisingly good. Great mix of dark fruits and blueberry, some licorice and earthy funk that blows away, vegetal notes in the mid palate and drying tannins on the finish. Much better than 5 years ago when it was more tannic, very acidic and not as balanced. Didn't care for it then, but age certainly helped it to the point that I wish I had more. Better on day 2 than day one, where the fruit dominates and funky earthy tones disappear. Rate an 88 day 1 and 90 on day 2.
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GalvezGuy wrote: 92 points
March 27, 2010 - Popped and poured. Nose of tobacco, red and black currants, cedar, green pepper, cherry, dark chocolate. On the palate, sour cherry, tobacco, cedar, red currant, blueberry. Finish with crisp acidity and smooth tannic grip. Oustanding. Tremendous value. Drink of the next 2-3 years.
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Kamikaze wrote: 87 points
August 8, 2008 - Nothing Special.
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bob92 wrote: 87 points
June 20, 2008 - Not a bad wine after the funk blew off. Very tannic--I probably should have decanted longer than a couple of hours.
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mmurry wrote: 90 points
March 21, 2008 - I decanted this wine about 5 hours. The nose had blackberry and dirt, a touch of plum, and some tobacco at the end. The palate was silky and had blackberry and black currant, and finished with tobacco and earth.
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By Gary Vaynerchuk
Gary Is Tired From A Day Of Tasting 140 Wines, Episode #358, 11/27/2007 (link) (90-91) points(Chateau Jonc Blanc Le Rubis Montravail) #2; COLOR-very dark; NOSE-Candy cane; very earthy (chalk, dust, dirt bombs, worms); little tobacco pipe; TASTE-beautiful elegance & polish; brings a beautiful transition of blackberry, blueberry & loose tobacco; also some cranberry; razor sharp tannins on the side of the tongue; great complexity; beautiful tobacco & blueberry flavors; well made, well polished & well executed Bordeaux; very impressed; a real winner & a complete steal; GV-90/91
Wine Definition
- Vintage 2004
- Type Red
- Producer Isabelle Carles et Franck Pascal
- Varietal Red Bordeaux Blend
- Designation Le Rubis
- Vineyard n/a
- Country France
- Region Southwest France
- SubRegion Dordogne
- Appellation Montravel
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 0 (0%)
- In Cellars 17 (25%)
- Consumed 52 (75%)
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- ProducerIsabelle Carles et Franck Pascal
- VarietyRed Bordeaux Blend
- CountryFrance
- RegionSouthwest France
- SubRegionDordogne
- AppellationMontravel
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