Comte Abbatucci Cuvee Collection Rouge Ministre Imperial Jacques Pierre Charles Abbatucci
| Vintage: | 2011 |
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| Description: | "I have to assume that no one, including the wines author, knows what to expect. Abbatuccis 2011 Cuvee Collection: Ministre Imperial Jacques-Pierre-Charles Abbatucci for a litany of whose cepages, please consult my review of the sensational 2010 in issue 205 offers another profoundly delicious lesson in the vinous possible, meaning that until you experience this cuvee for yourself, you will be missing out on an alliance of levity and textural tenderness; florality and purity of fruit; kaleidoscopic interactivity and sheer mouthwatering juiciness that you didnt realize red wine could deliver. (Ill grant a certain analogy to Black Muscat, but wines from that cepage do not deliver anything remotely approaching this cuvees delicate refinement or mesmerizing complexity.) The most prominent impressions here are of tenderly ripe and scintillatingly aromatic and juicy strawberries tinged with freesia and mint as well as a drop of distillate from the berries. Black tea smokiness and piquancy of cherry pit help set into relief the lusciously pure fruit delivered on a liltingly buoyant, silken palate, while wafting perfume and saliva-liberating salinity accompany a sensationally expansive and persistent finish. Since there have been five vintages of this cuvee, it should soon become possible to address the issue of its bottle potential. Meantime, as with its white General de la Revolution, you certainly dont want to miss out on savoring bottles over the next couple of years given how amazingly delicious this is and, youll soon discover, how versatile too. On the other hand, if you can locate and afford sufficient bottles, hold-back a couple for a longer voyage of discovery." - David Schildknecht, robertparker.com (Aug 28, 2013) |
| Price: | $ 195.00 |
| Price in original currency: | None |
Available from Belmont Wine Exchange
| Address: |
1091 Industrial Road, Suite 107 San Carlos, CA 94070 United States |
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| Telephone (toll-free): | 888-802-9929 |
| Telephone (regular): | 650-802-9463 |
| Fax: | 650-802-9465 |
First added to 1000 Corks on October 14, 2021.
