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With bright acidity, this is a ripe wine, showing a fresh, stalky character balanced by firm tannins. 1 Note
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Tight acidity layers a wine that has freshness and a stalky character. Flavors of currants and acidity highlight its light fruitiness. 1 Note
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Foglio 38 (a pure expression of Cabernet Franc) offers loads of black fruit intensity and lingering spice. There are green characteristics here of caper, herbs and black olive as well as fruity tones of blackberry and plum. In the mouth, the wine shows firm, gripping tannins that will soften with a few more years in the bottle. 1 Note
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This intense, extracted wine shows some bitter tannins along with loganberry and cranberry fruits. There are some spice and herbal flavors in addition to the juicy aftertaste. 1 Note
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Still retaining its freshness after 18 months, but with an extra element of caramel and herbs, this is an attractive rosé, certainly to go with food this summer, layering raspberries and crisp acidity in a balanced way. 1 Note
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This single-vineyard wine comes from vines close to the ancient abbey of Fontevraud on the Loire. It is a fresh, black cherry-flavored wine; light, crisp but with some good soft tannins, which open gently and sweetly. There’s a good freshness in the aftertaste. 1 Note
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Supple, with soft, if dry, tannins and a typical Cab Franc smoky flavor. There is just a touch of caramel in the aftertaste. 1 Note
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Produced by Guy Saget, one of the leading négociants in the Loire, this is a smooth, soft wine, very approachable, with new wood flavors and a polished, velvet texture. For a Saumur-Champigny, it is dense and not at all like the more familiar fresh style. 1 Note
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The Guy Saget take on Chinon is big and burly, with dark tannins. Still very young, this needs to soften out from its current dryness. But it’s impressive, a new-wood aged wine that shows the intensity possible in a hot year like 2005. 1 Note
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Edouard Pisani-Ferry has been one of the great producers of Saumur-Champigny over many years. This is a classic—ripe, but fresh red fruits, some soft tannins, a lightness and elegance. And at the end, there’s a wonderful burst of smoky, perfumed flavors. 1 Note
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Clos des Cordeliers Cabernet Franc - 2009
