Joël Taluau

Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil Vieilles Vignes Cabernet Franc

9.010 ratings

9.41 pro ratings

Saint-Nicolas-de-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

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Owner/Winemaker, Grosgrain Vineyards, Walla Walla, WA

9.4

Drinking much younger than expected. Still plenty of fruit and drinking at peak. Should go another 20, no problem!

Drinking much younger than expected. Still plenty of fruit and drinking at peak. Should go another 20, no problem!

Nov 29th, 2023

8.8

Others enjoyed this more than I. Well made and classic herbaceousness.

Others enjoyed this more than I. Well made and classic herbaceousness.

1 person found it helpfulOct 30th, 2016

9.2

Dried Blackberry, green bell pepper, tobacco, fine resolved tannin. Great QPR and a lot of life left

Dried Blackberry, green bell pepper, tobacco, fine resolved tannin. Great QPR and a lot of life left

Sep 28th, 2018

9.3

Bell pepper, jalapeño, briar, resolved tannin, so nice

Bell pepper, jalapeño, briar, resolved tannin, so nice

Mar 5th, 2017

9.0

MDB had this 5 years ago

MDB had this 5 years ago

Sep 14th, 2019

9.2

Tomas had this 7 years ago

Tomas had this 7 years ago

Apr 14th, 2017

8.2

Brian had this 7 years ago

Brian had this 7 years ago

Apr 2nd, 2017

9.0

Nick had this 7 years ago

Nick had this 7 years ago

Feb 13th, 2017