2012 Domaine de la Chevalerie Bourgueil Grand Mont

Community Tasting Notes (5) Avg Score: 89.3 points

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  3/4/2023 - amateur62 Likes this wine: 91 Points

  Cabernet Franc from biodynamic farming, 100% destemmed and fermented with indigenous yeasts, aged in demi-muids barrels, minimal sulphites, 12.5% vol.
  
  Opened 2 hours before dinner and decided not to decant as it was already very nice. Starts with fresh red fruit and a hint of green bell pepper, gets some tertiary notes with additional air and a suggestion of funk. On the palate again fresh, silky tannin, medium bodied and a long pleasant finish.
  
  Cabernet Franc as you only get from Loire, very typical and a good match to our mushroom pilaw. In a very good place now, no need to wait any longer, though it will easily last another 6 to 10 years.

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  7/4/2022 - eyewino wrote: 93 Points

  Dark garnet fading to punk - looks very young for a 10-year-old wine. Dark berry, smoke, and damp forest floor on the nose - absolutely enchanting. Full-bodied, medium acid, high to medium tannins, more dark berries, green pepper, and mineral on the palate. Long aftertaste. A lot of fine sediment. This is a blockbuster of a Cab Franc! I am usually more of a finesse wine guy, but I really like this. Drink or hold another five years.

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  10/4/2021 - vespasian wrote: 90 Points

  Rich nose, almost port like ripeness. Some blue fruit, medicinal complexity with age; texturally lovely as with the previous wines but the fruit is starting to tire just a touch. Mind you, minor criticism, still very impressive for the age. Grippy tannins on the finish.

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  4/2/2021 - Gian wrote: 87 Points

  Not so interesting, anyway a well done wine but without emotion

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  9/13/2015 - sebastienjm wrote: 87 Points

  Vin délicat, fin, sans vraie assise tannique qui garantirait selon ma perception un vieillissement long tel qu'indiqué sur l'étiquette, une grande déception compte tenu du prix, je préfère Amirault.

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