2013 Force Majeure Collaboration Series IV Ciel du Cheval Vineyard

Community Tasting Notes (17) Avg Score: 92.6 points

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  12/25/2022 - team-blackburn wrote: 91 Points

  PNP Mild tannins, heavy yet muted fruit. Served with tri-tip.

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  12/5/2021 - otomgg Likes this wine: 94 Points

  Better every year, glad I still have one more - will keep it at least 3-5 years more as it has consistently continued to develop. Great right bank style from WA state that won't be repeated given FM's movement to estate vineyards.

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  11/9/2021 - tomlee wrote: 93 Points

  Dark crimson in color. 14.8% ABV. 72% Merlot, 16% Cabernet Sauvignon, 8% Cabernet Franc and 4% Petit Verdot. Heady nose of ripe fruits, leather and violets. Silky, plush and approachable. Full bodied with loads of upfront fruit. Black currants, tobacco, milk chocolate and herbs on the palate. Exceptional length on the finish with resolved tannins. Outstanding Merlot that is ready to drink. Best over the next several years.

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  1/23/2021 - prasm Likes this wine: 91 Points

  Consumed over 2 days (vacuvined and refrigerated), note from day 2. Appearance: Clear, medium purple. Nose: Clean, medium+ intensity, still developing showing aromas of cedar, spice, sour cherry, black currant, and tobacco. Palate: High acid and tannin, high alcohol, full bodied with pronounced intensity, flavors of ripe blackberry, blueberry, eucalyptus, and tobacco with long finish. Outstanding overall, still developing - 2-5 years yet, may be a bit over the top for more timid palates.

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  11/20/2020 - whits wrote: 91 Points

  interesting clay and putty nose, medium bodied, hits the mouth with flavors of cherry, vanilla, herbal tea, blackberry and licorice, intense, equipped with a spectrum of dark nuances, very engaging, deliciously complex

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