Community Tasting Notes 18

• Benj wrote: 90 points

  January 24, 2013 - In Vino Veritas Session 2 (MIT): Not the best wine of the evening but possibly my favorite. A little funky on the nose, slightly vegetal - almost like Im smelling the vine. In contrast to the claims of this being past it, I actually think this needs a little more time. This is a Goldilocks wine for me - everything is juuuust right. Perfectly ripe - not overripe - fruit, potential for improvement, lots of ripe raspberry and cranberry but something deeper, too. Not too alcoholic either, and a pretty fair price in my book - 12%, $26.

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• tendring wrote: 89 points

  October 22, 2012 - A lovely nose, fairly complex.
  A great semi-serious wine, easy to drink.

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• Henman wrote: 88 points

  June 29, 2012 - Some peculiar minerally aromas on the nose. On the palate light bodied, soft and smooth ,hints of paprika,liquorice and some dark fruit. Rather short finish. It gained a little more structure and body with some airtime in the glass. Good basic Cabernet Franc.

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• nickbb wrote: 83 points

  February 13, 2012 - Soft strawberries and cedar on the nose, palate lacks some depth, with notes of redcurrants and slightly underripe red fruits. The acidity is right and refreshing, and the finish is short. A decent midweeker to have with a pizza or some pasta perhaps?

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• avp wrote:

  August 7, 2011 - Translucent ruby red.
  Starts out rather lifted with ripe plummy fruit, milk chocolate and a load of manour on the nose. Some liquorice, graphite and peach stone.
  Light to medium bodied palate with refreshing acidity, tannic astringency and stewed redcurrant and maraschino fruit. Notes of pronounced animality, applecore, tea leaves, mint, cedar, decaying vegetals, violets and liquorice. So, quite a bunch of good stuff here. Mid-length finish.
  Way more integrated and balanced on the second day. Especially the mid-palate needed to fill in. Overall this is pretty nice actually, though it seemed a bit too murky and clumsy upon opening.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2007
• Type Red
• Producer Charles Joguet
• Varietal Cabernet Franc
• Designation Les Petites Roches
• Vineyard n/a
• Country France
• Region Loire Valley
• SubRegion Touraine
• Appellation Chinon

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• In Cellars 19 (29%)
• Consumed 46 (71%)

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