TN: 2012 Marc Plouzeau (Château de la Bonneliere) Touraine Ante Phylloxera Clos de Maulevrier

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What experience does anyone have with other cab franc wines from this producer? Are any of the other ones standouts or worth chasing down, or was this kind of the one really good one in their portfolio?

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This.
I found 22 bottles of the '13 in France at 35 Eur each https://crus.fr/fr/marc-plouzeau/7025-touraine-ante-phylloxera-2013.html if anyone is interested.

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I need to correct myself. Weygandt still imports Plouzeau. They do not seem to bring in the Ante Phyloxxera. If Warren still follows this site, he might have something to say. It was Amirault that they have ceased to import.

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I guess the world is fighting over 80-90 cases… [cry.gif]

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That’s a great price! Perhaps berserkers from over there and grab some. Not my favorite vintage of this wine, but still interesting. I almost popped it last night instead of the 2012, debating giving the 2012 more time.

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rule of 15 holds for the french farmer palate?

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We are all guessing on this one, I think, but sure, why not? If you have more than one, I’d pop one in the near-term. I do wonder whether the fruit survives the acid on 15+.

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So, if they were still making it as recently as 2016, it would seem that either they no longer gave Weygandt any to import or, they gave them so little, that the likes of Alfert and me fell of the list of those who were offered any. Ah well…

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Looks like there is a single bottle of '10 on Winebid now. Any latest note on it?

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Anyone drink a 2011 recently?

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I’ve got a 2012 of this… how much do you want it? :slight_smile:

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The only suitable reason for selling was that the wines were in my Chicago cellar at Domaine. They never made the trip out to Las Vegas with me in 2019. Made the decision to send 100% of my cellar to WineBid. If I didn’t live on the other side of the country and have 2 young kids, I probably would have combed through my locker before selling. Just didn’t have the time or energy. Glad they found a good home in San Antonio!

Been lucky enough to drink many bottles of the Ante wines over the years. They’ve always been delicious - not sure I’ve ever had one at maturity, though!

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Matt, it is a shame that Robert never saw the listing. If he had, you would have gotten more money and he would have gotten to spend more money. Win-win.

Congratulations on the kids.

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These were gone within a minute of receiving the offer email. Damn…

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What did he offer them for?

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$52. Super reasonable.

I only grabbed the Joguet and Baudry FDP.

See how much I love y’all!?

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Thanks, hopefully you ride quicker than you spread the love.

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Didn’t even see them!

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Like the vector of ripples in a pond, omnidirectional and with equal force and amplitude.

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Robert (and others), I have a bit of 2009 and 2010 Plouzeau (Château de la Bonneliere Chinon) Les Cornuelles Vieille Vigne. Should these be drunk now or held?