Loading lot details…
The February 2023 Auction: Part 4
Swipe left for previous · Swipe right for next
Lot 1714
Estimate: $40
Sold:
This auction has ended. Bidding is closed.
Collection name
Reviews
JG
The cabernet franc bottling from Thomas Pastuszak and Jessica Brown at Terrassen is produced from thirty year-old vines, planted on gravel, clay and shale soils. The 2018 comes in at twelve percent alcohol, is nicely transparent in color and offers up a bright bouquet of sweet dark berries, black cherries, currant leaf, cherry stone, a hint of cigar smoke and a good base of soil. On the palate the wine is fullish, tangy and vibrant, with a good core, excellent soil signature and grip, moderate tannins and a long, bouncy finish. This is done in the style of one of those more forward examples of Chinon from the early 1980s made for quaffing in the brasseries of Paris, but with a bit more grip and mineral drive on the backend. It is a well-made wine in its style, but it would be more interesting to see this bottling done in a more ambitious manner that acknowledges the more serious side of the grape found at places like Domaine Baudry."
Region
Red
Country
Have questions?
The fourth-largest wine producer in the world, led by California. American fine wine is defined by ripe, expressive fruit and a spirit of innovation, with Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon among the most sought-after wines globally.
An aromatic red grape lending perfume, red fruit and a leafy, savory edge. It thrives in the Loire and as a key blending partner in Bordeaux, especially Saint-Emilion.
