What a difference 3 years makes. The green notes are strong, the finish is smooth and if you like cab franc, you will not be disappointed. What surprised me most was how vibrant the wine tastes and how much bouquet is left on the nose. No reason not to drink away if you have them.
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Decanted for several hours. Loads of green pepper and jalapeño pepper, but only a little black cherry fruit. Nice balance. Moderate length finish. Velvety. More fruit would garner a higher score.
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Berry nose. Good acidity and medium to light tannins.Hint of minerals.Fresh tasting and goes with a wide range of foods. Perfect everyday wine and a good value
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I'm generally not a big fan of cab franc but tonight I really enjoyed this wine. Served it with vegetarian pizza and a beet salad which was perfect pairing.
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Better as it aged a bit.Perfect with a wide variety of foods. Very nice nose of plum and some dark prune overtones-Medium finish and not much complexity but all in all a very good everyday wine
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Has shed most of the green aspects that can make a young CF tough to drink. I enjoyed the nose more than the palate but that is because i prefer more fruit. As others have noted, this really requires food and is not a sipping wine. Very good representation of Loire CF.
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dark red color with bright ruby edges, fragrant, with vegetables, gravel and berries on the nose, cherries on the palate, along with stone, and earthy character, overall a light and clean personality, good pair with Chinese chopped duck and noodles, a value, incredible food wine
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Boy this was good; nice tannin, varietally correct, lots of sice that I didn't exactly expect. Vegetables behind the fruit without being vegetal. Really nice stuff for $15ish. I'd love to explore more food pairing possibilites with this--it was great with New Years Day dinner.
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Drank with Christmas dinner. Great food wine that went well with the pot luck of holiday foods we gathered. Acidity cut through cream sauces and gravies and it had enough tannins to give it a nice finish. Definitely more herbal than fruity and probably not something I would drink by itself.
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Consistent with the prior note but this time the vegetal note was more like green pepper. Lively and approachable. This is a wine to drink over the near term.
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A very open and juicy chinon. The most approachable Cab franc that we have tried. Beautiful flavors. We were able to drink before dinner and with dinner.
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Fantastic value. Still young, but excellent color, nice flavor and a very impressive finish. Cherry fruit is subtle but very nice. Balanced finish. Looking forward to letting my other bottles age.
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Drunk this straight from the box so may be bottle-shocked. A dry, restrained palate and fairly subdued nose. Fairly austere or subdued but would go well with food.
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Dark purple, bright perfumed nose with vegetables and ripe fruits, acidic, rustic and old school cab franc on the palate with hints of green tea, not tons of complexity but long tooth staining tannins, beckons for rich food
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Another good 2005 Chinon and a terrific value at about $11 wholesale. Nice, tart juicy cab franc fruit with some interesting agave notes. Possible it has a little Pineau d'aunis in the blend?
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12/3/2011 - tmoritz1 wrote: 90 Points
Drinking very nicely now-berry and dried fruit-Tannis are well blended and not too pronounced-Nice balance and acidity-
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11/17/2011 - fultonjf wrote: 90 Points
What a difference 3 years makes. The green notes are strong, the finish is smooth and if you like cab franc, you will not be disappointed. What surprised me most was how vibrant the wine tastes and how much bouquet is left on the nose. No reason not to drink away if you have them.
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11/5/2011 - pinoteer wrote: 85 Points
Decanted for several hours. Loads of green pepper and jalapeño pepper, but only a little black cherry fruit. Nice balance. Moderate length finish. Velvety. More fruit would garner a higher score.
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3/2/2011 - tmoritz1 wrote: 88 Points
Berry nose. Good acidity and medium to light tannins.Hint of minerals.Fresh tasting and goes with a wide range of foods. Perfect everyday wine and a good value
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2/12/2011 - curtispomeroy wrote: 88 Points
I'm generally not a big fan of cab franc but tonight I really enjoyed this wine. Served it with vegetarian pizza and a beet salad which was perfect pairing.
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10/16/2010 - tmoritz1 wrote: 88 Points
Very good all purpose everyday wine that is a versatile and a good value.
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2/2/2010 - tmoritz1 wrote: 88 Points
Very good with food. Nice acidity. Good but medium finish. Nose of dark fruit with earthy overtones
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11/1/2009 - tmoritz1 wrote: 89 Points
Better as it aged a bit.Perfect with a wide variety of foods. Very nice nose of plum and some dark prune overtones-Medium finish and not much complexity but all in all a very good everyday wine
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10/29/2009 - curtispomeroy wrote: 88 Points
Has shed most of the green aspects that can make a young CF tough to drink. I enjoyed the nose more than the palate but that is because i prefer more fruit. As others have noted, this really requires food and is not a sipping wine. Very good representation of Loire CF.
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9/8/2009 - sadofsky wrote:
Nice deep red color. Wet cement on nose, with a little blackberry. On palate: almonds, cherry. Decent finish. Nice value.
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5/17/2009 - whits wrote: 87 Points
dark red color with bright ruby edges, fragrant, with vegetables, gravel and berries on the nose, cherries on the palate, along with stone, and earthy character, overall a light and clean personality, good pair with Chinese chopped duck and noodles, a value, incredible food wine
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3/27/2009 - tmoritz1 wrote: 89 Points
Fresh a with a deep cherry nose-well bleded taste and medium to light tannis-perfect with a wide rang of foods Verry good value
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1/19/2009 - Tpety wrote: 90 Points
Nice drinking wine. Decanted for 4 hours which helped.
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1/1/2009 - thirtyoneknots wrote:
Boy this was good; nice tannin, varietally correct, lots of sice that I didn't exactly expect. Vegetables behind the fruit without being vegetal. Really nice stuff for $15ish. I'd love to explore more food pairing possibilites with this--it was great with New Years Day dinner.
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12/29/2008 - SGates wrote: 87 Points
Drank with Christmas dinner. Great food wine that went well with the pot luck of holiday foods we gathered. Acidity cut through cream sauces and gravies and it had enough tannins to give it a nice finish. Definitely more herbal than fruity and probably not something I would drink by itself.
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12/21/2008 - JamesSanders wrote: 88 Points
Squarely in its drinking window. Green pepper notes really starting to dominate and there's still some agave.
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9/29/2008 - Tpety wrote: 88 Points
Drank with Greg and Mom over BBQ
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9/29/2008 - Tpety wrote: 86 Points
Drank with TT over BBQ ribs. Not bad, not great.
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8/10/2008 - JamesSanders wrote: 88 Points
Consistent with the prior note but this time the vegetal note was more like green pepper. Lively and approachable. This is a wine to drink over the near term.
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8/5/2008 - BBBH wrote: 86 Points
OK everyday wine, lacking in complexity and deep interest
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7/30/2008 - jwwinec wrote: 90 Points
Beautiful and fresh, not as heavily extracted as many 2005 Chinons and drinking well now.
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7/14/2008 - polimeri wrote: 90 Points
A very open and juicy chinon. The most approachable Cab franc that we have tried. Beautiful flavors. We were able to drink before dinner and with dinner.
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5/14/2008 - jeffreym123 wrote: 87 Points
nice tannins, heavy on the cherry flavors. just seemed to be missing something.
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5/7/2008 - fultonjf wrote: 89 Points
Fantastic value. Still young, but excellent color, nice flavor and a very impressive finish. Cherry fruit is subtle but very nice. Balanced finish. Looking forward to letting my other bottles age.
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3/6/2008 - Pacherant wrote: 88 Points
Drunk this straight from the box so may be bottle-shocked. A dry, restrained palate and fairly subdued nose. Fairly austere or subdued but would go well with food.
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1/20/2008 - w00dee wrote: 87 Points
Dark in color, smooth tanins, nice acidity. Good food wine.
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12/21/2007 - duchamp wrote: 88 Points
Dark purple, bright perfumed nose with vegetables and ripe fruits, acidic, rustic and old school cab franc on the palate with hints of green tea, not tons of complexity but long tooth staining tannins, beckons for rich food
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12/2/2007 - JamesSanders wrote:
Another good 2005 Chinon and a terrific value at about $11 wholesale. Nice, tart juicy cab franc fruit with some interesting agave notes. Possible it has a little Pineau d'aunis in the blend?
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