2006 Domaine de l'A
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Bright ruby-red. Brooding aromas of black fruits, minerals and pepper. Dense, sweet and generous, with deep, chewy black fruit flavors lifted by a mineral element. Boasts a firm spine of acidity without any hardness. At once sweet and savory, finishing with suave but firm tannins and sneaky length.
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Jancis Robinson MW
Stephen Tanzer, Vinous
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Stéphane Derenoncourt’s biodynamic home farm wine is very bright purple. Slightly raw, green notes on the nose and then exceptionally dry tannins – much drier than most Derenoncourt wines. Pretty severe at the moment with rasping tannins. (JR)
(a 60/40 blend of cabernet franc and merlot) Good deep ruby. Wild, musky aromas of black fruits, coffee, game, leather and licorice. Suave on entry, then fine-grained and nicely concentrated in the middle, with lovely breadth and aromatic character. The crop level here was 15 hectoliters per hectare, according to proprietor Stephane Derenoncourt, who also carried out a saignee