2007 Coeur de Vallee Cabernet Sauvignon
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The first vintage of this cuvée, Morlet's 2007 Cabernet Sauvignon Coeur de Vallee boasts gentle leafy tones, dusty earth and dark fruit on the nose, plus cigar box and black cherries. Full-bodied and ripe, it remains remarkably fresh for its age, silky and long on the finish. It's a blend of 76% Cabernet Sauvignon and 24% Cabernet Franc, proportions that resulted when Luc Morlet said he told Andy Beckstoffer he wouldn't take the Cabernet Sauvignon unless he got some Franc as well.
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Robert Parker
Stephen Tanzer, Vinous
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(a 76/24 blend of cabernet sauvignon and cabernet franc; from Beckstoffer To-Kalon Vineyard) Deep ruby-red. Very ripe aromas of dark berries, graphite and flowers. Juicy and high-pitched in the mouth, with lovely floral lift (from the cabernet franc?) to the redcurrant, tobacco leaf and spice flavors. This too boasts a lovely silky texture but has gone into a shell since I tasted it last year from barrel. Very young and in need of patience.
(a 76/24 blend of cabernet sauvignon and cabernet franc) Good full ruby-red. Very ripe cassis, violet and tobacco leaf aromas; darker and deeper in character than the Passionnement. Then plush, seamless and deep in the middle palate, with impressively concentrated flavors of black cherry, liqueur de cassis, black olive and minerals. Finishes with firm but fine-grained tannins that are perfectly supported by the wine's fat. Very impressive. This and the Passionnement were in contact with their skins for almost two months, while maceration time for Mon Chevalier was 30 days.