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Lisa Perrotti-Brown: Deep garnet-purple colored, the 2025 Petit Gravet Ainé needs a little swirling to coax out notes of black raspberries, red currants, and fresh blueberries, plus suggestions of pencil shavings, rose essence, and bay leaves. The medium-bodied palate delivers firm, grainy tannins and savory-laced red fruits, finishing with a refreshing lift. Classic, great Cab Franc-for lovers of this variety! The blend is 90% Cabernet Franc and 10% Merlot. The alcohol is 13.5%."
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Vinum: Strahlende Frucht, klar und rein wie ein Bergbach, dunkle Frucht, viel Würze vom Cabernet Franc; saftiger Auftakt, top reife Frucht, hervorragende Tanninqualität, langes Finale. Einmal mehr hervorragend."
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Jeb Dunnuck: A Cabernet Franc-dominant blend of 90% Cabernet Franc and 10% Merlot that's being raised in 50% new French oak, the 2025 Château Petit Gravet Aîné offers gorgeous red and black cherries, graphite, spicy oak, and Asian spices on the nose. It's medium to full-bodied on the palate, with a pure, layered mouthfeel, plenty of fine, polished tannins, and a great finish. Checking in at 13.5% alcohol, it's an impressive barrel sample that should represent a smoking value."
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The Wine Cellar Insider: Flowers with oceanic touches are what you find in the perfume. The palate is rich, vibrant, juicy, concentrated, and fresh. The lift and vibrancy on the palate, and the strong focus on its mineral essences, which help shape its finish. Produced from 90% Cabernet Franc and 10% Merlot, making this the highest percentage of any Cabernet Franc blend in Bordeaux. Drink from 2032-2055."
