• • Fragrant Farmer
  • 29 October 2011
  3 out of 5

  Faded or needs decanting?

  I found this wine old, faded, foxy and short on fruit. But as I hit the last glass the tannins and the fruit kicked. Maybe needs a hour in the decanter? Preferred the 03 Druet Bourgueil that was fresher but that has been and gone.

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• • Evan
  • 7 September 2011
  5 out of 5

  Excellent value

  Really enjoyed this wine for its smoothness and subtlety. Fantastic value for a high-quality aged wine. Full marks at this price.

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• • JBR
  • 12 June 2011
  4 out of 5

  Think outside the Bordeaux box

  I have been mightily impressed by the qualtiy of some of the mature Loire reds offered by Majestic, and this is another example. 11 years of ageing and some immensely deep flavour, smooth and almost medicinally smooth. It is delightful to drink and worth trying if you are a fan of clarets, probably providing more value for money than clarets these days. Cabernet Franc comes up trumps.

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• • alchemic
  • 17 November 2011
  1 out of 5

  Past it

  I opened this wine looking forward to some sumptuous maturity and was really disappointed. It still has some good tannin and acidity (though that includes the acetic variety), but the fruit has very largely gone.

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• • Paul
  • 26 August 2011
  4 out of 5

  Fantastic

  I'd agree with everything JBR posted. Great value for money - smooth, a little smokey, drinking perfectly well after over a decade maturing. Really enjoying this one, go for it.

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Staff Reviews

• • Cuvée

  Bargain but hurry!

  "This wine is a great find. An 11 year old red showing fantastic complexity, balance and length at close to a tenner is a real bargain. If this were from Bordeaux, it's be twice the price! A complex raspberry and cherry fruit with a hint of herbaceous, cedar--like oak all in balance. Hurry and buy it because stock is in limited quantities!"