Starting to show its age just a bit. Still deep, indigo color. Lots of berry on the front palate...very fruit forward. Lots of backbone...to be expected from a cab franc. Full bodied with a lingering, slightly astringent finish.
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Took this to a spectacular wine event with great friends and found this still drinking spectacularly well. Consistent with my previous notes, this was inky purple in color with a floral nose. Quite fruit forward with blackberry and cassis most prominent. Medium bodied with plenty of backbone. Opens with a hint of sweetness, devolving to mocha on the mid palate. Long, lingering finish. This provided a marvelous transition from the more delicate '84 Mouton and '95 Calon-Segur to the bolder Dominus and Insignia.
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7/1/2019 - wconnolly Likes this wine: 90 Points
Starting to show its age just a bit. Still deep, indigo color. Lots of berry on the front palate...very fruit forward. Lots of backbone...to be expected from a cab franc. Full bodied with a lingering, slightly astringent finish.
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12/17/2018 - Wink Likes this wine: 95 Points
This wine is a WOW tonight. Could be the best Cab Franc I have ever had.
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4/24/2018 - grumi62 wrote: 89 Points
nothing special, was fine
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11/19/2016 - wconnolly Likes this wine: 92 Points
Took this to a spectacular wine event with great friends and found this still drinking spectacularly well. Consistent with my previous notes, this was inky purple in color with a floral nose. Quite fruit forward with blackberry and cassis most prominent. Medium bodied with plenty of backbone. Opens with a hint of sweetness, devolving to mocha on the mid palate. Long, lingering finish. This provided a marvelous transition from the more delicate '84 Mouton and '95 Calon-Segur to the bolder Dominus and Insignia.
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11/23/2015 - pzuber wrote:
Save for a special occasion. Delicious! One big fruit bomb.
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