Domaine du Mortier

Bourgueil Cabernet Franc

8.915 ratings

8.71 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

8.7

Concentrated and extracted while remaining elegant. Brett and green pepper notes that I might find objectionable in other wines somehow coalesce here. If I had judged it too quickly it would have been in the frowny face range, but some time in the glass revealed its depth.

Concentrated and extracted while remaining elegant. Brett and green pepper notes that I might find objectionable in other wines somehow coalesce here. If I had judged it too quickly it would have been in the frowny face range, but some time in the glass revealed its depth.

Dec 27th, 2013

2013

2013

Apr 1st, 2015

8.8

Deep barn nose upon opening but nice silky tannins and red fruits after a while. Good value whatsoever

Deep barn nose upon opening but nice silky tannins and red fruits after a while. Good value whatsoever

Nov 6th, 2015

8.8

2013.

2013.

Jul 17th, 2015

8.8

2012 vintage. Enjoyed a glass with very traditional charcuterie and it really brought the best out of both...

2012 vintage. Enjoyed a glass with very traditional charcuterie and it really brought the best out of both...

Jul 9th, 2015

9.5

From @Eric Brown's wine club at Le caveau!

From @Eric Brown's wine club at Le caveau!

Apr 16th, 2015

9.6

Earthy. Mineraly. Like rain water hitting gravel

Earthy. Mineraly. Like rain water hitting gravel

Feb 28th, 2014

8.9

Grant had this 10 years ago

Grant had this 10 years ago

Mar 23rd, 2015

8.9

Niesa had this 8 years ago

Niesa had this 8 years ago

Mar 25th, 2017

9.0

Richard had this 8 years ago

Richard had this 8 years ago

Nov 27th, 2016