Domaine Xavier et Agnes Amirault St-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil Le Clos des Quarterons Vieilles Vignes 2015
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This wine is complex and should be opened or decanted one to three hours beforedrinking to develop the subtle hints of violet that can be detected among the blueberry and stewed blackcurrant notes. It then softens without losing anyof its assertive character.
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Very harmonious, with an open-textured profile, delivering cherry, strawberry, floral, licorice and tobacco notes on a delicate frame. Beautifully integrated and approachable now, though the intensity and slight grip from the tannins suggest that you could wait another year or two. Best from 2020 through 2028.
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Produced from bio-dynamically grown grapes in a walled vineyard, this wine is superbly focused. Its blackberry fruit, layers of tannins and acidity and concentration are all impressive. Rich while still keeping crispness, the wine is likely to age well over the medium term.
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A selection of biodtnamically-grown fruit from vines averaging 30 years old, this offers deep, earthy scents, youthful ripe fruit and generous, peppery tannins. It has a simple beauty and may gain in complexity with bottle age.
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Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
From old vines, the 2015 St Nicolas de Bourgueil Vieilles Vigne Le Clos des Quarterons offers a very clear, pure and fresh bouquet of dark kirsch. It is a full-bodied, complex and intense Cabernet with a silky, refined and transparent texture and good tension and grip on the aromatic finish. Lots of cherry flavors in the aftertaste. The wine was aged for 15 months in 500-liter barrels, of which 15% were new.
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An important red wine appellation in the Touraine district of the Loire, Chinon produces fanciful, light-bodied reds from the Cabernet Franc grape. Chinon also makes charming rosés from the same grape as well as white wines from Chenin blanc. But the reds give the area its fame. Often scented with fresh herbs, black tea and violets, Chinon reds show a lovely combination of fruit and acidity. However, styles have become more concentrated and ripe in recent years from improvements in vineyard management. Modern methods include planting grass between vineyard rows, using higher trellises and deleafing to increase sunlight to berries and therefore improve ripening. Even still, red Chinon is intended to be a light to medium bodied, refreshing wine to be enjoyed in its youth.
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