Domaine de L'Oubliee (Xavier Courant)

Notre Histoire Bourgueil Cabernet Franc

8.89 ratings
8.86 pro ratings
Bourgueil, Touraine, Loire Valley, France
Cabernet Franc
Exotic Spices, Baking Spices, Hard Cheese, Blue Cheese, Chili & Hot Spicy, Pungent Cheese, Potato, White Rice, Herbs, Tomato-Based, Pasta, Mushrooms, Onion, Shallot, Garlic, Salami & Prosciutto, Beef, Soft Cheese, Chicken, Lamb, Turkey, Pork, Duck, Venison
Top Notes For
Tom Inners

Wine 2/3 we put up against homemade pizza night. Right out of the gate immense aromas of deep plum & hoisin sauce. Would have loved to drink this with roast duck! Herbs & bramble came about on the nose, but it was the subtle hint of possible TCA that had us questioning this wine on return trips from the bottle. With air this blew off slightly, though was never above my own threshold to consider it fully corked. Lighter body and without depth at the wine’s core. Curious what this wine was like on release. A fun experiment into Loire terroir.

Wine 2/3 we put up against homemade pizza night. Right out of the gate immense aromas of deep plum & hoisin sauce. Would have loved to drink this with roast duck! Herbs & bramble came about on the nose, but it was the subtle hint of possible TCA that had us questioning this wine on return trips from the bottle. With air this blew off slightly, though was never above my own threshold to consider it fully corked. Lighter body and without depth at the wine’s core. Curious what this wine was like on release. A fun experiment into Loire terroir.

Aug 26th, 2018
Matt

Crunchy and raw with lively tannin/acid interplay, this wine was full of life and earthy charm.

Crunchy and raw with lively tannin/acid interplay, this wine was full of life and earthy charm.

Aug 26th, 2018
Jordan Wardlaw

Classic Cab Franc character and phenolics. Bright acid, mineral-driven mouthfeel with expressive strawberry jam flavors. Smoky flint accents and plenty of cow pasture funk. Straight-forward glou-glou bistro wine with freshness and slight effervescence.

Classic Cab Franc character and phenolics. Bright acid, mineral-driven mouthfeel with expressive strawberry jam flavors. Smoky flint accents and plenty of cow pasture funk. Straight-forward glou-glou bistro wine with freshness and slight effervescence.

May 27th, 2018
Ben Leger

Classic #cabfranc nose and mouth. Good, long, mineral-driven finish. #bourgueil #organic #sommelierlife #tastingnotes

Classic #cabfranc nose and mouth. Good, long, mineral-driven finish. #bourgueil #organic #sommelierlife #tastingnotes

Mar 22nd, 2015
Tazawa Hisashi

Solty, Mineraly in Affetto

Solty, Mineraly in Affetto

Apr 6th, 2015
Bradford White

Bradford had this 8 years ago

Bradford had this 8 years ago

Nov 13th, 2015
Katia Bechara

Katia had this 9 years ago

Katia had this 9 years ago

Mar 16th, 2015
antonio martinez

antonio had this 7 years ago

antonio had this 7 years ago

Feb 15th, 2017
yjsaxena

yjsaxena had this 8 years ago

yjsaxena had this 8 years ago

Nov 13th, 2015