Jan A

9.0

A slight hint of corck or other flaw. May improve with air like the other bottle out of the same cellar we tasted two years ago. Edit: didn't improve much after two hours in the decanter. — 17 days ago

Conrad Green

9.5

Rounded and polished. Soft citrus and wet stone. Rounded and classy. Drinking well now — a month ago

Jedidiah Abrams

9.4

Half-bottle — 19 days ago

John Bratincevic

9.1

Dry bitter lemon rind, smooth bubbles, super clean. — 2 months ago

Joe DAscoli

9.4

Delicious wine bringing some Italian depth

Opens up nicely with a little airtime and has great grip to stand up to a Wagyu steak. — 2 months ago

Alexandre Pagliano

9.3

This was as good as cab franc gets outside the right bank in Bordeaux. Very elegant, dense, mineral. Very very long in the mouth. Outstanding. — 2 months ago

with Jose, veronique and 1 other

Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

9.4

2013 vintage. Decanted and tasted after one hour and 3 hours. Medium body. Dark fruit and no stranger to structure. Balanced but on the dry side of the ledger. No front-running, plushy pony here. Really nice stuff and not recommended to pop as the extra bottle for the casual palate. 5.23.26. — 3 months ago

D W

9.3

mint, red berry, licorice, lavender, coffee and leather; bricking ready to drink now — 8 days ago

Conrad Green

9.6

A light nose of lime and stone. A hint of green apple. On the palate lovely fine acidity. This it’s defined and sharp and edgy with great definition and very fine detail. Lovely stuff — a month ago

Amy

9.0

thatchers, round, liked! — a month ago

Pinotman /// Andreas

9.0

After I tried through the other Champagnes. This came across as sweet. Just not a fan of this house. — a month ago

Rick Phillips

9.3

Just beginning to hit it’s stride! Still a little strong on the front. Dense fruit with a lot of oak. As the evening progressed it opened up nicely with plum, blackberry and cherry. Oak smoothed out to earthy undertones, smoother on the end. Will develop nicely over the next few years. — 2 months ago

with Letha

Garen Staglin

9.3

Nice fruit and concentration. Needs more time — 2 months ago

Chris MacLean

9.3

Great vintage to buy this old favorite — 2 months ago

with Sarah

Robert Swart

8.9

Color: deep ruby-purple, opaque core
• Nose: black cherry, blackberry, plum, with notes of graphite, sweet tobacco, dried herbs (the Cab Franc speaking), maybe a touch of violet
• Palate: ripe dark fruit up front, mid-palate is plush and round (Merlot), finishes with fine tannin and a savory/herbal lift (Cab Franc) - Vallozzi's Greensburg — 19 days ago

Paul J

9.5

This was fantastic! Rustic, floral, and refined! High quality and lovely texture. — a month ago

with Steve

MICHAEL COOPER DipWSET

Owner TomeVinos wine shops, WSET Level 3, Blogger www.spanishwinesandmore.com, blog.tomevinos.com

9.0

Call me old school I still love #supertuscan wines — a month ago

Chris MacLean

9.3

Very elegant — a month ago

with Sarah

Alvaro Bustillos

9.4

Omakase lalo — 2 months ago

Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.3

At dinner at Le Cabotte. Entering a gorgeous drinking window. The nose is classic Chinon, loaded with red currant, crushed herbs, mineral dust, and hints of cassis. Beautiful Cabernet Franc herbaceousness, not green or vegetal, but alive. Red currants, crushed herbs, a little tobacco leaf, iron, stone, and that unmistakable Loire freshness. The fruit has enough generosity from the vintage to give a subtle fleshiness underneath the structure. The palate is all tension and energy. Incredible freshness, mouthwatering acidity, and a long mineral spine carry the wine across the palate. Unlike Baudry’s larger, more powerful bottlings, this is about movement. The fruit feels suspended in the acidity, and every sip seems to pull the next sip forward. After forty minutes of air, the wine became even more expressive. The red currant and herbaceous notes moved to the forefront, joined by gorgeous minerality and tremendous freshness. It is not thick or heavy like Cabernet Sauvignon, nor does it possess the density of Baudry’s biggest cuvées. Instead, it is all acid, tension, energy, and precision. Juicy, vibrant, and effortlessly drinkable, with the kind of electric persistence that makes great Cabernet Franc impossible to put down. — 2 months ago