2005 Frédéric Mabileau St. Nicolas de Bourgueil Les Rouillères

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2005 Frédéric Mabileau St. Nicolas de Bourgueil Les Rouillères
(2008-01-05 07:23:37 UTC) buddy icon glavin 88/100

Tobacco, fresh bright fruit, hint of vegetable all enclosed in a peppery sniff. Since this Cab Franc was aged in Stainless Steel for 8-9months it definitely has those high notes found in white wines. Probably why I didn't like it as much as I thought I would. Whoever said this had a long finish must have had a different wine than me. The finish was about 5 seconds, gone, fin, history. I think it was worth the taste, but will most likely skip buying this one again in the future.

2005 Frédéric Mabileau St. Nicolas de Bourgueil Les Rouillères
(2007-10-20 02:35:20 UTC) buddy icon byb 90/100

Earthy, vegetal nose with a background of ripe red fruit. Beautiful mouthfeel; round and lush tannins. The tannins are well integrated in the long earthy finish.

2005 Frédéric Mabileau St. Nicolas de Bourgueil Les Rouillères
(2007-08-13 16:44:48 UTC) buddy icon Sean & Angie M 90/100

Nose: crushed raspberry and black cherry. simple but nice nose.

Taste: simple, well-balanced wine with a decent tannin integration (no bitterness) for an '05 cab franc. Slight loss of body after 24 hours.

Overall: for the $, I recommend and would buy again.

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2005 Frédéric Mabileau St. Nicolas de Bourgueil Les Rouillères
(2007-07-08 09:38:24 UTC) buddy icon Jang-Woo Park 90/100

On the nose, raspberry jam without all the sweetness, also some green olive and green pepper with a little bit of tar. On the palate, raspberry with a hint of tobacco and a lot of vegitable which are enjoyable. And, finish is a quite long with raspberry roasted coffee flavor. I guess this is 90 pointer. Nicely done!!!

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2005 Frédéric Mabileau St. Nicolas de Bourgueil Les Rouillères
(2007-06-26 04:40:34 UTC) buddy icon Tenacious E 89/100

Took a few days to bring out its best ... started out quiet with a weird rubbery note, after a nice initial nose ... tangy and tart, green and peppery in a nice way, but the rubbery finish didn't disappear until the third day, when everything fell into place--tart red fruit, acidity, and discreet green pepper.

2005 Frédéric Mabileau St. Nicolas de Bourgueil Les Rouillères
(2007-06-23 13:12:35 UTC) buddy icon linkwell linkwell 90/100

A very fine and tasty wine

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2005 Frédéric Mabileau St. Nicolas de Bourgueil Les Rouillères
(2007-05-15 00:18:42 UTC) buddy icon jerzgeo 91/100