Deep blackcurrant, some spring flowers, violet and herbs on the nose. The first sip wasn’t terribly impressive - monolithic, quite thick blackcurrant, but then it started to open up, with the blackcurrant growing in finesse, joined by some dark raspberry and violet, morphing into sappy sour cherry, going back to the blackcurrant on the finale. Very silky tannins, with an impressive velvet texture. The finish grew in volume over time and this is clearly a wine with massive potential.
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A private dinner with friends (Wine Bar Oocker, Amsterdam, NL): An essence of Loire Cabernet Franc. Precise, bright and energetic, smoky and aromatic, unmistakable varietal typicity, red berries and currants and spices, cool but ripe, characteristic vegetal notes, hint of earth, creamy and polished, concentrated but elegant and silky, supple tannins, excellent resonance and length. Stunning wine.
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Ung korrekt cab franc med læraktig flott frukt, toner av røyk. Litt tverr og vegetal i midten, topp til mat. Fra magnum. Flott vin som kan få roe seg noen år før gjensyn
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Online Blind Tasting: Cabernet Franc plus some Pirates: *** tasting note based on 0,1l bottle. Half of the bottle tasted completely blind on day one, other half tasted two days later *** Glass: Zalto Universal Clear, deep ruby color. Clean, medium intense, youthful-developing nose with lots of red fruit and fresh garden herbs. Dry, high acidity, high, fine and velvet tannin that reminds me in quality of the CR Poyeux. 13% abv. Medium, lean and elegant body. Fine red fruit, lots of sour cherry, green pepper. Cool mouthfeel, great balance. Very deep and dense! Round and creamy with a wonderful silky texture. Long finish, dominated by sour cherries and herbs. Potential for at least another decade. What a fantastic wine! Very close to CR with a fantastic PQR! 93-94
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Five winos excellent adventure , mostly in Burgundy; 6/7/2019-6/15/2019 (Beaune, France): Showing more Cabernet Franc typicity than the 09 from the night before. Medium expressive nose displaying fresh black fruit, blackberry, black cherry, a hint of bell pepper, smoked meat, lactic, dark spices and mineral. Very refine palate, nicely layered fresh black fruit, silky and polished, bright acidity, strong limestone mineral, fine tannins and a medium to long sweet black fruit driven finish. This will need another decade to reach the peak.
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Dark and dense red. In the nose this is very deep, not particularly elegant, but deep and precise and complex. Cassis, black pepper, black cherry. In the mouth, it’s excellently balanced, more red fruit, super fine tannins, great persistence. In 15 years, this will be super classic. Love it
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Une parcelle sertie de murs 3000 bouteilles par an la cuvée haute couture du Domaine, Le Clos Nouveau, est d'une dimension, d'une complexité, d'une précision époustouflante sur 2014
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4/28/2023 - Julian Marshall Likes this wine: 94 Points
Deep blackcurrant, some spring flowers, violet and herbs on the nose. The first sip wasn’t terribly impressive - monolithic, quite thick blackcurrant, but then it started to open up, with the blackcurrant growing in finesse, joined by some dark raspberry and violet, morphing into sappy sour cherry, going back to the blackcurrant on the finale. Very silky tannins, with an impressive velvet texture. The finish grew in volume over time and this is clearly a wine with massive potential.
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10/8/2022 - Xavier Auerbach wrote: 93 Points
A private dinner with friends (Wine Bar Oocker, Amsterdam, NL): An essence of Loire Cabernet Franc. Precise, bright and energetic, smoky and aromatic, unmistakable varietal typicity, red berries and currants and spices, cool but ripe, characteristic vegetal notes, hint of earth, creamy and polished, concentrated but elegant and silky, supple tannins, excellent resonance and length. Stunning wine.
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6/28/2021 - Anders Danielsen Lie Likes this wine: 90 Points
Ung korrekt cab franc med læraktig flott frukt, toner av røyk. Litt tverr og vegetal i midten, topp til mat. Fra magnum. Flott vin som kan få roe seg noen år før gjensyn
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6/18/2021 - NoTrollingerPlease Likes this wine: 94 Points
Online Blind Tasting: Cabernet Franc plus some Pirates: *** tasting note based on 0,1l bottle. Half of the bottle tasted completely blind on day one, other half tasted two days later ***
Glass: Zalto Universal
Clear, deep ruby color. Clean, medium intense, youthful-developing nose with lots of red fruit and fresh garden herbs.
Dry, high acidity, high, fine and velvet tannin that reminds me in quality of the CR Poyeux. 13% abv. Medium, lean and elegant body. Fine red fruit, lots of sour cherry, green pepper. Cool mouthfeel, great balance. Very deep and dense! Round and creamy with a wonderful silky texture. Long finish, dominated by sour cherries and herbs. Potential for at least another decade. What a fantastic wine! Very close to CR with a fantastic PQR! 93-94
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11/17/2019 - Nels+ Likes this wine: 91 Points
Würzig, Komplex. Sehr schön!
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6/8/2019 - dcwino wrote: 93 Points
Five winos excellent adventure , mostly in Burgundy; 6/7/2019-6/15/2019 (Beaune, France): Showing more Cabernet Franc typicity than the 09 from the night before. Medium expressive nose displaying fresh black fruit, blackberry, black cherry, a hint of bell pepper, smoked meat, lactic, dark spices and mineral. Very refine palate, nicely layered fresh black fruit, silky and polished, bright acidity, strong limestone mineral, fine tannins and a medium to long sweet black fruit driven finish. This will need another decade to reach the peak.
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5/22/2018 - octopussy Likes this wine: 94 Points
Dark and dense red. In the nose this is very deep, not particularly elegant, but deep and precise and complex. Cassis, black pepper, black cherry. In the mouth, it’s excellently balanced, more red fruit, super fine tannins, great persistence. In 15 years, this will be super classic. Love it
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4/15/2018 - vinorla Likes this wine: 99 Points
Une parcelle sertie de murs 3000 bouteilles par an la cuvée haute couture du Domaine, Le Clos Nouveau, est d'une dimension, d'une complexité, d'une précision époustouflante sur 2014
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