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Tasting Notes
"The expression of cabernet franc is lifted upon a pedestal, showing layers of concentrated fruit and exotic spice, opulent aromatics and plush sueded texture. Nose with cassis, spicy licorice and rose petals, intense flavors of black and red cherries and licorice." - Pierre Seillan, Vigneron

Acclaim
95-98 Points - Stephen Tanzer's International Wine Cellar, June 2007
"Good bright medium ruby. Reticent but vibrant nose offers medicinal casses, black cherry and licorice. Comparatively cool in the mouth, opening slowly to reveal black cherry, dark berries, licorice, spices and flowers. Extremely primary today but already fine-grained, seamless and utterly suave. This positively vibrates on the aftertaste, finishing with great subtle mounting persistence and minerality. A knockout in the making. These wines are at the level of quality of the very best Napa Valley collectibles at half the price."

94-96+ Points - The Wine Advocate, Robert M. Parker, Jr., December 2007
"A dead ringer for a great vintage of St.-Emilion's most expensive wine, Ausone, the 2005 Le Desir (49.9% Cabernet Franc, 39.3% Merlot, 8.7% Cabernet Sauvignon, and 2.1% Malbec) has an inky/purple color and a gorgeous nose of crushed rocks, violets, licorice, sweet black cherries, blackberries, and currants. The wine is full-bodied, like all of these wines, rich, but ferociously tannic and dominated by its mineral component. This is an exceptional wine that needs to be forgotten for at least 5-10 years and drunk thereafter. Whatever one says about Verite, these are wines with the aging potential and backwardness of a first-growth Bordeaux. Patience is most definitely a primary consideration when contemplating a purchase, as these are not wines for near-term gratification."