Reviewed on 2017-12-13
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Rating 85
Style Red
Blend , Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon
Vintage 2014
Appellation
France
ABV 13.5%
Price $15.00 Value Pick  Buy This Wine
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Cabernet Sauvignon, Sangiovese

Château Le Clou du Pin Bordeaux 2014 Review

This budget Bordeaux has a rich, concentrated nose, with not-quite-jammy blackberry fruit, vanilla, cinnamon, and a faint note of fresh clay. That richness does a complete 180 on the palate, which is much more driven by tart cherry fruit and grippy tannin, with herbal hints. Somewhat lacking mid-palate, but could round out in a year or two.

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Château Le Clou du Pin Bordeaux 2014
This budget Bordeaux has a rich, concentrated nose, with not-quite-jammy blackberry fruit, vanilla, cinnamon, and a faint note of fresh clay. That richness does a complete 180 on the palate, which is much more driven by tart cherry fruit and grippy tannin, with herbal hints. Somewhat lacking mid-palate, but could round out in a year or two.

Reviewed On: 12-13-2017
85
POINTS
Château Le Clou du Pin Bordeaux 2014
This budget Bordeaux has a rich, concentrated nose, with not-quite-jammy blackberry fruit, vanilla, cinnamon, and a faint note of fresh clay. That richness does a complete 180 on the palate, which is much more driven by tart cherry fruit and grippy tannin, with herbal hints. Somewhat lacking mid-palate, but could round out in a year or two.

Reviewed On: 12-13-2017