2015 Frederic Mabileau Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil Eclipse

Community Tasting Notes (5) Avg Score: 91 points

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  11/12/2022 - Julian Marshall Likes this wine: 92 Points

  This is the flagship cuvée, only produced in good years. Much darker in colour than the first two wines, much more brooding too on the nose - here, black fruits dominate, with aromas of blackcurrant and blackberry, also hints of blueberry, but nothing too exuberant, the nose is crisp and fresh. Much the same sensations on the palate - quite crisp and fresh, but with a depth and texture unmatched by the previous wines. The blackcurrant dominates at first, then some dark raspberry emerges and some quite sweet wild strawberry. Still a little tannic, this needs a good five years, but the potential is enormous. Excellent value at 25€, for now this is probably 92 pts in terms of enjoyment, but I'm confident that it will be worth at least 94 pts in the future.

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  10/17/2022 - vintage_whine wrote:

  finessed light and bright, but lacking in the concentration and depth of a tete de cuvee. its good and flawless but not great

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  7/4/2022 - jmcmchi wrote:

  #12
  13% abv, 2 years in demi-muids. 60 year old vines, limestone soil
  
  Smooth aromatics, smoke and oak woven into fruit on nose
  
  Red currants, touchof cranberry with firm supple tannins. Broad and long onfinish, medium acidity

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  10/4/2021 - vespasian wrote: 91 Points

  Quite a note of oak spice on the nose. Red fruits and blackberry underneath; big and concentrated on the palate but balanced and elegant. Lovely spread of fruit, the oaked style works here. Grippy finish, tangy acidity.

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  2/27/2021 - PAWS Likes this wine: 90 Points

  full of citrus fruits and nice long finish. Enjoyed after a Meursault. In love with France at the moment.

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