2013 La Dauphine
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The 2013 Château de la Dauphine was picked at a paltry 20hl/ha from 23 September to 10 October with 15% malo in barrel. It has a light, ephemeral nose as you expect from this challenging growing season, maybe a tad green around its edges. The palate is medium-bodied with dry tannins and hollow towards the finish. It feels a little mealy in the mouth; bottles should be drunk now, if not yesterday.
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Robert Parker
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This relatively good Fronsac has notes of mulberry and cranberry fruit, wet rocks and floral notes, a good introductory mouthfeel, with texture, flesh and ripe fruit, but it narrows out in the finish. The acidity is obvious, but the tannins are not. Drink over the next 4-5 years.
This relatively good Fronsac has notes of mulberry and cranberry fruit, wet rocks and floral notes, a good introductory mouthfeel, with texture, flesh and ripe fruit, but it narrows out in the finish. The acidity is obvious, but the tannins are not. Drink over the next 4-5 years.