Usually a wine that’s banging year in, year out, but tonight it just wasn’t showing. MH blames it on root day and he may well be right - the wine was just so stubbornly closed. Simple black fruits on the nose, which after much coaxing in the glass does reveal spices, hints of violets and pyrazines, some meatiness, and at times, some nose hair burning volatile acidity. Quite dense on the palate, with fleshy black and red fruits, good acidity, and rather rigid, almost-green (the pyrazines?) tannins. Inoffensive, but just lacked the purity and energy expected from this wine.
Usually a wine that’s banging year in, year out, but tonight it just wasn’t showing. MH blames it on root day and he may well be right - the wine was just so stubbornly closed. Simple black fruits on the nose, which after much coaxing in the glass does reveal spices, hints of violets and pyrazines, some meatiness, and at times, some nose hair burning volatile acidity. Quite dense on the palate, with fleshy black and red fruits, good acidity, and rather rigid, almost-green (the pyrazines?) tannins. Inoffensive, but just lacked the purity and energy expected from this wine.
Jul 9th, 2022
Zero sulfur. Absolutely gorgeous—pure and juicy, feminine, earthy, hits all the notes
Zero sulfur. Absolutely gorgeous—pure and juicy, feminine, earthy, hits all the notes
Apr 3rd, 2019
Rustic, funky, tart and everything I want from Loire!
Rustic, funky, tart and everything I want from Loire!
3 people found it helpfulDec 1st, 2014
Benchmark for natural cabernet franc from the Loire | Always delicious 'Nuits d'Ivresse' (drunken nights) by Catherine & Pierre Breton in Bourgueil | From 50 yrs old vines, no SO2, certified organic
Benchmark for natural cabernet franc from the Loire | Always delicious 'Nuits d'Ivresse' (drunken nights) by Catherine & Pierre Breton in Bourgueil | From 50 yrs old vines, no SO2, certified organic
1 person found it helpfulFeb 21st, 2015
Plump, juicy, and cool blue fruit all rolled into fresh potting soil. Nothing quite like it.
Plump, juicy, and cool blue fruit all rolled into fresh potting soil. Nothing quite like it.
1 person found it helpfulJan 9th, 2015
Bourgueil, Touraine, Loire Valley, France
