Medium ruby. Raspberries and cedar on the nose. On the palate dry high acidity, medium body high tannin, medium intensity red fruits, muted. Medium finish.
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Really interesting evolution over a couple of hours. On PnP, it was crisp cranberries with a bit of earth. Over time, the sour/crisp fruit subsided somewhat and became (still somewhat sour) cherries and lots of earth and barnyard (in a good way). So different than N.101, another dN Cab Franc.
Looking forward to following this over a few years.
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I've had 3 bottles of this wine so far. The first was excellent, crunchy red fruit, great acidity, nice structure and body. The latter two were somewhat plain and dilute, lacking a bit of the complexity and concentration of the first bottle. Not sure if this is just bottle variation or entering a weird phase of the maturation process.
I will say that the acidity on this wine is great, and for people that find this too high acid I would recommend a lengthy decant to let it balance out a bit. I think the high acidity bodes well for the aging capability of this wine.
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6/12/2022 - cyc Likes this wine: 90 Points
As noted previously, a bit hollow and dilute on the palate. Everything else is there for this wine and it is quite nice otherwise.
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5/9/2022 - ben7210 wrote: 87 Points
Medium ruby. Raspberries and cedar on the nose. On the palate dry high acidity, medium body high tannin, medium intensity red fruits, muted. Medium finish.
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3/19/2022 - mercurius wrote: 91 Points
This is really starting to shine. It has added more weight since the last bottle I opened. By far my favoritre de Negoce.
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12/15/2021 - MaineMark Likes this wine:
Really interesting evolution over a couple of hours. On PnP, it was crisp cranberries with a bit of earth. Over time, the sour/crisp fruit subsided somewhat and became (still somewhat sour) cherries and lots of earth and barnyard (in a good way). So different than N.101, another dN Cab Franc.
Looking forward to following this over a few years.
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11/24/2021 - cyc Likes this wine: 90 Points
I've had 3 bottles of this wine so far. The first was excellent, crunchy red fruit, great acidity, nice structure and body. The latter two were somewhat plain and dilute, lacking a bit of the complexity and concentration of the first bottle. Not sure if this is just bottle variation or entering a weird phase of the maturation process.
I will say that the acidity on this wine is great, and for people that find this too high acid I would recommend a lengthy decant to let it balance out a bit. I think the high acidity bodes well for the aging capability of this wine.
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