VT Group Tasting Vol. 3: Tasted double blind. No detailed notes taken. This wine is ready to go and, although a bit simple, it drinks beautifully today with a fine, ripe fruit core and the Cabernet Franc light- and herbaceousness to complement. Good structural frame without fault or excess. Good QPR, in my opinion (not considered for the rating, though). 90/91 pts.
Decanting: No extensive decanting needed.
Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No
/ Comment
This is a well-made if exuberant Cab Franc-based wine with rich, ripe dark fruit and an opulent velvety texture. The wine turns taut and grippy on the finish with an intense mineral crunch and good developing complexity with notes of tobacco and allspice. There is oak to be resolved and the alcohol is a bit elevated so we'll see how it develops over time but the structure is there for aging. 90?
Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No
/ Comment
Professional reviews have copyrights and you can view them here for your personal use only as private content. To view pro reviews you must either subscribe to a pre-integrated publication or manually enter reviews below. Learn more.
1/15/2024 - ppandian wrote: 89 Points
Dark fruit, well balanced but a little fruit forward. Good but not great, especially the QPR for my taste.
Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Comment
3/30/2023 - Capt Cutlass Likes this wine: 91 Points
A restrained Bordeaux style with defy oak treatment. Quite tight so there’s room for improvement. Inky concentration without any alcohol heat. Hold
Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Comment
1/1/2023 - brasstab Likes this wine: 93 Points
Great way to start 2023
Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Comment
12/18/2022 - Cailles wrote: 91 Points
VT Group Tasting Vol. 3: Tasted double blind. No detailed notes taken. This wine is ready to go and, although a bit simple, it drinks beautifully today with a fine, ripe fruit core and the Cabernet Franc light- and herbaceousness to complement. Good structural frame without fault or excess. Good QPR, in my opinion (not considered for the rating, though). 90/91 pts.
Decanting: No extensive decanting needed.
Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Comment
11/25/2022 - dream wrote: 90 Points
This is a well-made if exuberant Cab Franc-based wine with rich, ripe dark fruit and an opulent velvety texture. The wine turns taut and grippy on the
finish with an intense mineral crunch and good developing complexity with notes of tobacco and allspice. There is oak to be resolved and the alcohol is a bit elevated so we'll see how it develops over time but the structure is there for aging. 90?
Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Comment