Nicely done light to mid-weight red that tastes to me like a Cab Franc dominant blend. But I gather that it is actually more Merlot dominant. This is true from the winery website for the 2017 vintage. I assume similarly for the previous one. If true this is cool climate Merlot for sure. Nose is red berry and herb influenced. Seems very Chinon-like to me. Texture is bright and mid weight. Lightly tannic. Red berry finish as well. Balanced and pleasant. This Coravin taste was from a bottle gifted to my wife. But not sure it is a great buy at the $35 price from the winery. Seems like a $20-25 wine to me and I have recently had somewhat similar wines which cost me less than $20. Maybe I just have to adjust my mind for more inflation?!?
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2/23/2023 - JLHansen Likes this wine: 90 Points
Hint of flowers on the nose.
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11/12/2021 - oldwines Likes this wine: 89 Points
Nicely done light to mid-weight red that tastes to me like a Cab Franc dominant blend. But I gather that it is actually more Merlot dominant. This is true from the winery website for the 2017 vintage. I assume similarly for the previous one. If true this is cool climate Merlot for sure. Nose is red berry and herb influenced. Seems very Chinon-like to me. Texture is bright and mid weight. Lightly tannic. Red berry finish as well. Balanced and pleasant. This Coravin taste was from a bottle gifted to my wife. But not sure it is a great buy at the $35 price from the winery. Seems like a $20-25 wine to me and I have recently had somewhat similar wines which cost me less than $20. Maybe I just have to adjust my mind for more inflation?!?
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7/31/2019 - Ben Christiansen wrote:
A little herbal but not much. Clean palate. A touch thin but maybe purposefully so?
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