La Source Gabriel

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Columbia Valley Syrah Grenache 2018

Second bottle of this is as delicious as, maybe more than, the one I had about a year ago. (See my previous notes if interested.) Perhaps less fruity and more savory, minerally, resolved now. Excellent wine. — 3 months ago

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Evening Land Vineyards

La Source Seven Springs Estate Pinot Noir 2019

Eric K
9.5

Nice dry Pinot with hints of berry — 5 months ago

Seven Springs Vineyards

La Source Eola Amity Hills Pinot Noir 2013

Stellar vintage in a lovely spot. — 7 months ago

Shay, Severn and 8 others liked this

Evening Land Vineyards

La Source Seven Springs Vineyard Chardonnay

Burgundian. Aged in Austrian oak. — 12 days ago

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Château Fond Cyprès

Le Carignan de la Source 2020

Ted
9.2

Turning into a huge fan of this producer. Fruit is ripe and delicious but I also notice cinnamon. — 3 months ago

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La Source du Ruault

Clos De La Cote Saumur-Champigny Cabernet Franc 2017

Excellent. Raspberry and cranberries with a soft velvet ness and a bit of body without heavy ness. A very fine wine especially for the price. With air or cellaring this will probably bloom more but it is still lovely. Interestingly I don’t pick up green peppers on this even though it definitely feels cab franc. Highly recommended. Second best cab franc I’ve had so far.
Edit after about an hour in decanter: still very nice but perhaps a little larger of a wine than I initially noticed. Not huge but more fruit and a bit of spice on the taste. A smidge tart on the aftertaste. Still I don’t find the green pepper here. Quite fine and still recommend. But the fruit is a bit more prominent. Maybe some bottle she would bring up more interesting secondary characteristics.
— 5 months ago

Yannick Amirault

La Source Saint Nicolas de Bourgueil Cabernet Franc 2022

Opened yesterday, drank over 2 days.
The nose is very fruity and intense with dark cherry touches, earthy notes, some raspberry and blackberry scents too. I could even smell some peony notes too. This is really inviting. The palate is wide and long and quite complex. A good acid drive, some dark cherry notes all along, some very soft and easy going mouthfeel that is changing in mid palate with a great tannic wall, which adds a layer of dust over an otherwise quite juicy and fruity finish. In the back-end though, there is a tiny savoury note that pops along with a subtle bitterness. This is really my kind of cab franc. Really good stuff!
— a month ago

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Gabriel Meffre

"Sainte-Catherine" Gigondas Red Rhone Blend 2019

Medium-deep ruby color.
Aromas of baked raspberry/cherry, vanilla, roasted red bell pepper, cinnamon.
Dry. Flavors of black raspberry, licorice, cinnamon, clove. Medium-rich, velvety tannins.

Intensity: 4/5
Complexity: 2/5
Balance: 4/5
Finish: 4/5
— 4 months ago

La Source du Ruault

Senseï Saumur-Champigny Cabernet Franc 2011

More fruity than last night cab franc and less green pepper. A little green pepper on the nose and a certain softness. The taste has a soft round raspberry ish note with a tiny tinge of the green pepper at the end. But more vegetal than green pepper. A pretty and lovely wine. Might get another and will definitely get more loire cab franc.
I feel like this style of wine is easily not super popular with people that expect a big fruity wine it’s softer and elegant and lean. Like a quote paired down Bordeaux. If someone had this with mostly experience from new world wines they probably would feel like it was watered down. Food for thought.
— 6 months ago