2021 Clos Solene l'Insolent
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Lastly, the 2021 L'Insolent is a Bordeaux-like blend of 71% Cabernet Sauvignon, 20% Petit Verdot, and 9% Cabernet Franc that's from a mix of the Clos Solene, Brecon, and Gateway vineyards. Its deep ruby/purple hue is followed by terrific notes of red and black currants, iron, leafy herbs, and liquid violets. It picks up a Pauillac-like lead pencil character with time in the glass and is full-bodied, dense, concentrated, and structured. It needs 4-6 years to come close to maturity but will have over two decades of prime drinking.
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Jancis Robinson MW
Jeb Dunnuck
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The 2021 L'Insolent is more withdrawn and understated than expected. Still quite youthful and backward, it wafts up with a nuanced mix of dried flowers, cedar spice box, graphite and currants. This is elegance personified, silky and sleek, with ripe black fruits and peppery inner florals that resonate over a mass of building fine-grained tannins. Notes of licorice and liquid violets saturate as the 2021 finishes classically structured and dry—built for the cellar. This is a dark and understated beauty, but patience is required.
The 2021 L'Insolent is a blend of 72% Cabernet Sauvignon, 20% Petit Verdot and 8% Cabernet Franc. It grabs your attention and is reminiscent of Bordeaux, with bright herbal tones that complement a core of blackcurrant, cigar box and graphite. The full-bodied palate is bursting with concentrated, detailed flavors that run the gamut from ripe fruit to graphite, and it boasts Goldilocks ripeness. It has a frame of velvety tannins, focused acidity and a very long, nuanced finish. It's a lovely blend that's elegant and easy to drink without sacrificing complexity.
72% Cabernet Sauvignon, 20% Petit Verdot, 8% Cabernet Franc from estate vineyards, Gateway and Brecon. Aged in 90% new French oak. 500 cases produced. Tasted blind. Deep opaque purple. Muted but slightly gravelly. High, very tight, sandy tannin that’s mouth-coating and grippy – acid is in balance but the tannin is so high and textural it's all I can do to chew through it. (SCJ)