2018 Château Thomas Francs Côtes de Bordeaux

Community Tasting Notes (14) Median Score: 85 points

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  12/27/2023 - davidrmoran Likes this wine: 87 Points

  Better with lots of air. I found it meh (like many others) at pours day 1 and day 2, but then following another cold cycle and day 3 pour into a proper large bordeaux glass and an hour of air while I toasted v good whole-wheat bread and prepared salted garlic oil, voila !
  
  Possibly 88.
  
  RVoss long ago said drink 2023ff, and guess what.
  
  I would analyze as lots of cabernet sauvignon (it finishes like it) but he says a fair amount of cab franc, and from its being near St Emilion one might also conclude lots merlot?
  
  Anyway, it does not taste like most St Emilions, and while not complex does have good, not great, nose and good, not great, finish. Sturdy, deep blackcurrant, low tannin by now (end of '23). A case for $8 ea? sure.

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  9/28/2023 - CaptBmann wrote: 84 Points

  Dark red fast legs oak earth medium body cherry oak smooth no complexity no finish

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  12/26/2022 - ralaspech wrote: 85 Points

  Simple Bordeaux with faint blackberry fruit and a fair bit of toasty oak. Medium tannins and acidity. Finishes fairly short. A little better than my last bottle.

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  11/2/2022 - Sharon D Likes this wine: 85 Points

  Weak bodied but an easy sipping wine.

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  10/26/2022 - Charlie Kahle Likes this wine: 94 Points

  Really nice wine. Took 20 min to open then kept evolving .

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