2016 Lieu-dit Beauregard Bourgueil Review

Price: $13.99/bottle (Wine.com)

Alcohol: 12.5%

Body: Light-Medium

Sweetness: Dry

Varietals: 100% Cabernet Franc

Tasting Notes: Decanted ~55 mins

This wine is absolutely stunning in the glass. See through burgundy and fuchsia tones coat the glass beautifully, leaving behind eerie and thick legs. The way this wine sticks to the sides of the glass and sinisterly creeps down reminds me of a scene in an old horror movie. A young damsel in distress screams in terror as a menacing villain brandishes a hatchet, blood slowly filling the screen. On the nose, this wine explodes with spicy vegetable notes; black pepper, green pepper, and very prominent jalapeño excite the senses. A little bit of alcohol does come through slightly, but hardly enough to fault this amazingly vegetal nose. The praise must stop here, however, as tasting this wine led to nothing but a bitter mouth feel, and disappointment. On the front palate, fading blackberry and slight green pepper dissolve into nothingness. The mid palate, more of the same, with hardly any acidity or complexity coming through at all. A little bit of spiciness try to shine through, like the sun on a rainy day, but nothing worth crediting. Lastly, the finish presents a medium-firm tannic structure that manifests itself in a bitter mouth feel. This wine barely falls short of being labeled tannic water. Deceptively exciting in the glass, bitterly disappointing on the palate.

Rating: *(*/2) (1.5 Stars)

Try/Buy/Pass: PASS