Tag Archives: Cabernet/Merlot/Franc

Ch d’Agassac 2000

Posted on 30 December 2011 by Gary Bowering

Ch d’Agassac 2000. Mid-deep red almost to the edge. Forest floor and fresh earth with some lanolin too. Big wine but in balance, with gentle acid and smooth tannins, but the fruit has faded. A touch green on the finish … Continue reading →

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Alluviale Cabernet/Merlot/Franc 2003

Posted on 8 September 2011 by Gary Bowering

Good deep red robe. Big nose of fruit, but elegant with it, red fruits and berries, florals and violets, plums and blackberries, very good. Plums, blackberries, blackcurrants and some lovely smokiness and cedar. Long, long finish with fruit lingering. Good … Continue reading →

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Ch Potensac 1996

Posted on 25 June 2011 by Gary Bowering

Lovely deep red – far younger than its age. Lovely nose too. Cedar, red fruits, some blackcurrants and truffles. Round, rich, mellow. Lovely balance. Fruit, acid and oak all in balance. Finish is plums, berries and cedar with a touch … Continue reading →

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