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2021 Anjou, Cuvée Violette, Clau de Nell, Loire

  • Red
  • Dry
  • Medium Bodied
  • Cabernet Franc (55%), Cabernet Sauvignon (45%)
Ready - at best (Drink 2022 - 2027)
Rebecca Gibb MW
83/100
Product: 20211274592

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Description

The 2021 Violette blend brings more Cabernet Franc to the blend than Cabernet Sauvignon (55% and 45% respectively), no doubt due to the cooler season. It's a richly-scented, primary-filled wine with the mint and green capsicum tones of Cabernet Sauvignon meeting the florals and deep raspberries of Cabernet Franc. It's a bright and energetic wine that's shy of mid-weight, with vivacious acidity ensuring this wine keeps its line.

However, farmyard and leathery tones, combined with a drying finish, can't be ignored; these components dominate the wine's crisp close and curtail the wine's length. This seems to be a recurring theme and continues to sadden me every year when I taste. 

Drink 2024 - 2027

Rebecca Gibb MW, Vinous.com (December 2023)

Colour Red
Sweetness Dry
Vintage 2021
Alcohol % 13%
Maturity Ready - at best (2022 - 2027)
Grape List Cabernet Franc (55%), Cabernet Sauvignon (45%)
Body Medium Bodied
Producer Domaine Clau de Nell

Critics reviews

Rebecca Gibb MW 83/100

The 2021 Violette blend brings more Cabernet Franc to the blend than Cabernet Sauvignon 55% and 45% respectively), no doubt due to the cooler season. It's a richly-scented, primary-filled wine with the mint and green capsicum tones of Cabernet Sauvignon meeting the florals and deep raspberries of Cabernet Franc. It's a bright and energetic wine that's shy of mid-weight, with vivacious acidity ensuring this wine keeps its line.

However, farmyard and leathery tones, combined with a drying finish, can't be ignored; these components dominate the wine's crisp close and curtail the wine's length. This seems to be a recurring theme and continues to sadden me every year when I taste. 

Drink 2024 - 2027
Rebecca Gibb MW, Vinous.com (Dec 2023)

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