Mesland, Touraine

Domaine Bernard Baudry

Le Clos Guillot Chinon Cabernet Franc 2020

Opened yesterday. Quite bretty and reductive upon opening, but the funkiness has blown away now. The nose shows cola, dark cherry, green pepper bell, and black pepper. That cola note is something I usually get with natural wines from loire and beaujolais. The palate is yummy with a great acid drive, some superb cherry notes all along, some black pepper, some pomegranate touches, a bit of a drying layer in the rear that is quite peppery and a long fruity, joyfull finish that goes on for a while. It's not your typical extracted chinon. It's a modern, low intervention style that is delicious but needs time to settle. The anti-brett community out there might have a hard time with it 😅 but give it some time to breathe, and you will be rewarded.
Edit: it's even better 4 hours after. Delicious juice with some complex layers on top of it
— 12 days ago

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romo

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I’ve had same experience w Baudry CF. Open it in the morning.
Daniel M

Daniel M

@romo I can see why indeed !

Puzelat-Bonhomme

Le Telquel Cheverny Gamay

dependable gamay that’s better chilled — really feels like jammy blackberries in the mouth — 14 days ago

Couly-Dutheil

Clos de l'Echo Chinon Cabernet Franc 2015

Lyle Fass
9.4

Stunning nose of vivid tobacco, gorgeous cassis, saddle leather, earth and mineral. Really intense nose. Wow the tobacco and leather are on overdrive. Supple and ripe palate with firm tannins and terrific freshness and some nice opulence but allied with energy. Terrific concentration and super intense mouth coating minerality. This will surely evolve with air and needed a break from Pinot. — 11 days ago

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Peter van den Besselaar

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Fine description 👌

Champalou

Vouvray Chenin Blanc 2022

Great wine with seafood dinner. Beeswax, lemons, honey, saline, maybe some other citrus. Really lovely. — 2 days ago

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Foreau - Domaine du Clos Naudin

Demi-Sec Vouvray Chenin Blanc 2007

Length and weight you don’t expect from the mature nose. Likes air. — 25 days ago

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Domaine Huet

Le Mont Sec Vouvray Chenin Blanc 2007

Somewhat riper than expected but still fresh and racy, crystalline acidity with tropical fruit, honeysuckle, bruised apple, petrol and cheese rind notes adding interest. And the color is stunning — 2 months ago

Peter, Ira and 9 others liked this

Domaine Les Roches (Alain et Jérome Lenoir)

Chinon Cabernet Franc 2005

Forest floor, some leather aromas and flavors, lovely, crisp redfruited core, great acidity and balance, long, lingering finish, great juice!! — 3 days ago

Jim Powers
with Jim
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Tom Casagrande

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Nice! And cool label!
Vin d’Ottawa

Vin d’Ottawa

Aged Loire Can Franc is a dream.

Domaine Huet

Le Haut-Lieu Sec Vouvray Chenin Blanc 2019

Awesome stuff. Melon, stone fruit, lots of wet wool, flowers and amazing acid. — 20 days ago

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Domaine Bernard Baudry

Les Grézeaux Chinon Cabernet Franc 2022

Purple edged garnet color.
BlackBerry forest floor nose.
Medium plus bodied with tangy acid and velvety tannins
— 25 days ago

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