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| Community Tasting Notes (average 90.7 pts. and median of 91 pts. in 102 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by Julian Marshall on 4/12/2024 & rated 90 points: Like the 08, very fresh and acidic, with sappy fruit and perhaps a more floral nose. The fruit is a blend of red cherry and redcurrant, very appealing but at this stage, just lacking a little charm compared to the 08. (624 views) | | | Tasted by coremill on 11/4/2023 & rated 89 points: There's a hint of brett, but otherwise good freshness and ripeness to the bright purple fruit. The tannins provide a lot of earthy grip, but structurally the tannins are bit out in front of the fruit, and I wonder if this has the concentration for further aging. (859 views) | | | Tasted by MuddyBoots on 10/28/2023: Simply beautiful nose of earth, red berries, gentle bell pepper and crushed stone. Similar flavors on the medium weight palate. The fruit is ripe, juicy but no exaggeration to its ripeness. Bright acid throughout giving energy and lift. Young vines limit the depth of the fruit but there is airy complexity and the length is good if not extraordinary. Balanced. As advertised, this is very Burgundian in style. Lovely expression of CF in a lighter weight expressive style. Enjoyable now but will keep. Bought on release. (774 views) | | | Tasted by JCGuthrie on 10/14/2023 & rated 93 points: Beautiful balance between red raspberry fruit, dusty stone and green herbs. Still quite tannic, but at a nice spot with minimal air. Will clearly go the distance. (819 views) | | | Tasted by 5laton on 9/6/2023 flawed bottle: Corked (911 views) | | | Tasted by Al Ehrhardt on 5/9/2023: Bought this ten years ago and wish I bought more. Big and dark, earthy/soil/dirt, minerals, blackberries, black currants, dried herbs, olives. We really enjoyed this, my franc loving buddy said it was the best wine he's had in awhile. (1357 views) | | | Tasted by fitzi on 1/28/2023: Consumed over three days. Very good cabernet with an edgier, more serious and complex character than the Amirault Grand Clos recently opened, while also less easy to drink and immediately appealing. Almost dumb on opening but continued developing through the last glass. With another half-dozen in reserve, I'd like to wait about two more years to open another - though I doubt I'll make it past one year. (1145 views) | | | Tasted by diggydan on 12/14/2022 & rated 94 points: No perceptible change from a couple years ago. Juicy and fruity. Nice mix of red berry fruit and green bell peppers and tobacco. Luscious. (1271 views) | | | Tasted by dke on 8/13/2022: Nice tasty chinon: earth, tobacco and some berries. Little watery when opened but gains taste and weight with long decant. Good pairing with filet mignon. (1544 views) | | | Tasted by dagij on 1/12/2022 & rated 88 points: Light purple with a clear aging brown to the rim. The nose is first dominated by sweet cherry/raspberry fruit. After a while minerals - crushed stone, gun powder and chalk - emerge, making it a quite complex aroma. Medium bodied attack, almost pinot-like fruit reminiscent of red berries in the mouth. Then the tannins and the acidity kicks in, leaving a somewhat drying feel on the finish. Still, the red berry fruit is what dominates the aftertaste. High acidity, very fresh. Long. This is really a wine for food, try roasted chicken. Will keep for many years and probably evolve positively over at least the next five years. (2001 views) | | | Tasted by glassofhans on 1/11/2022 & rated 92 points: Like a less rich pomerol, thoroughly enjoyable (1820 views) | | | Tasted by Cabfrancophile on 10/8/2021 & rated 91 points: Classic Chinon. Capsicum, sous bois, black cherry, very open with excellent typicity. Fresh, even a bit tart, juicy, fresh herbs, full of energy. Tannins are mostly resolved, long finish.
Drink or hold. Very easy to drink at present, but should be capable of further development. (1890 views) | | | Tasted by drwine2001 on 8/29/2021: Ruby center with a more watery edge. Complex, complete aromas of graphite, olive, and light herbs. Medium weight, clay-based feel, perfect interplay of ripe blackberry, green herbs, excellent acidity, and a chocolate richness to the tannins. The best bottle of this yet, although it still has a lot more to say over the next 10 years. Just a glorious example of Loire Cabernet Franc. (2397 views) | | | Tasted by drwine2001 on 4/17/2021: Fine, even garnet color. Green herbs on the nose. Lighter body, olive and mineral core with some surrounding dark fruit for texture and flesh. Moderately tannic. Excellent maturing Cabernet Franc. (2588 views) | | | Tasted by Rupert on 4/8/2021: Earthy and grippy, some green, some graphite - approachable, good stuff. (1900 views) | | | Tasted by Rupert on 4/8/2021 flawed bottle: TCA (1866 views) | | | Tasted by forceberry on 4/2/2021 & rated 88 points: Fermented spontaneously, macerated for two weeks in cement tanks and oak vats, aged for 12 months in used (2-5 yo) oak barrels, followed by 9 months in cement tanks. 13% alcohol.
Luminous, very dark and only slightly translucent black cherry color. At first very green nose with aromas that remind me more of geosmin (tilled soil, raw beet) rather than the more herbaceous notes of Cab Franc. As the nose opens, it starts to exhibit aromas of leafy greenness, crunchy notes of blackcurrants and crowberries, some green bell pepper, a little bit of pencil shavings, light notes of dusty earth and a hint of leathery funk. The wine is dry, somewhat lean and medium-bodied yet not austere on the palate with flavors of fresh blackcurrants and crowberries, some leafy greenness, a little bit of tart red plum, light green, earthy notes of raw root vegetables, a hint of pencil shavings and a funky barnyard touch of brett. The overall feel is enjoyably structured with the high acidity and moderately grippy medium-plus tannins. The finish is long, dry and rather grippy with flavors of tart cranberries, leathery funk, some leafy greenness, light earthy green notes of tilled soil, a little bit of crunchy redcurrant and crowberry, a hint of green bell pepper and a touch of pouch tobacco.
Well this was an odd one. I tend to love the herbaceous qualities of Cabernet Franc, but this wine is tiptoeing the fine line between something that is aggressively green rather than enjoyably herbaceous. I wonder if there is a little bit of geosmin here, since I feel the greenness reminds me more of tilled earth and raw root vegetables rather than the leafy and bell peppery notes I associate with Cab Franc. However, the wine underneath is enjoyably fresh and focused with a wonderfully muscular, structure-driven core. A good and quite enjoyable Chinon, although I'd like it more if it was less earthy-green. (2463 views) | | | Tasted by Guillaume-en-égypte on 1/13/2021 & rated 94 points: Waft of ripe yet fresh dark berry fruit on opening gave me the sense that I was in for a treat. Succulent (in a way I associate more with Burgundy than Chinon), lithe yet tender. Not particularly long, but ever so moreish and just so damn tasty.... (1931 views) | | | Tasted by ron m on 12/10/2020: Very good. Classic nose of green peppers olives and herbs. Light on the palate with good depth. Long finish with plenty of fine grain tannins, this is very young. On day 2 some barnyard comes out which made it even more pleasant. Killer value. (1774 views) | | | Tasted by drwine2001 on 11/3/2020: Aerated in the bottle for 4 hours. Deep ruby center, lighter edge. Penetrating, fragrant spearmint and olive. Light to medium weight, but pungent, powerful lean black fruit, acidity, herb, and stone. Tannic, dusty finish. This has barely budged since I tasted it out of barrel at the domain. Wow--25, 30 year wine? (2257 views) | | | Tasted by wineshlub on 5/4/2020 & rated 92 points: Opened 1 1/2 hours in advance. Cherry aroma with a bit of green. Rich earthy cherry flavors up front, complex and mutable finish includes elements of tobacco, earth, red fruit.
Excellent, and just starting to hit its prime. Great QPR. (2319 views) | | | Tasted by diggydan on 4/19/2020 & rated 94 points: Juicy and fruity. Nice mix of red berry fruit and green bell peppers and tobacco. Luscious. (2113 views) | | | Tasted by randyjc on 4/18/2020 & rated 93 points: Perfect Chinon nose - dusty green pepper, just exceptional (if you like dusty green pepper.). Bright magenta wine, with no sign of aging. Gorgeous coloring. Light-bodied mouth feel belies a wine that is a superb balance of tannins and acid - while the tannins are drying the acid is flooding. Remarkable. Bright tart pie cherry. The bell pepper remains but is subtle. The acid carries a medium-long finish that clamps down, releases, softens and fades away. Exceptional wine. (2099 views) | | | Tasted by Capt Cutlass on 11/14/2019 & rated 92 points: No formal notes taken but what a surprising improvement over the last bottle I tried. I like one of the previous taster's descriptors of black olives, tea, moss etc. - quite accurate - but only after plenty of air. It comes across tight on opening and by no means like a 10 year wine. Vastly improved on airing and shows a more resolved character. A deep, dark forest wine.... (2448 views) | | | Tasted by Fugu Me on 7/21/2019: PnP, consumed over two hours. Ready to go right out of the gate, but showed no signs of fading over the time it was open. Tart red berries, with nice tertiary notes--brine, black tea--balanced with acidity and a hint of tannins. Paired nicely with 70-day dry-aged Flannery steaks. (2820 views) | | | Only displaying the 25 most recent notes - click to see all notes for this wine... |
| Domaine Bernard Baudry Producer website
A graduate of the Lycée de Beaune, Baudry created his 25-hectare estate out of family parcels and purchased land. He quickly rose to prominence in the appellation for precise, textured Chinon. Baudry is now assisted by his son Matthieu. Baudry’s style exemplifies rich, precise fruit picked at perfect ripeness levels and vinified cleanly using state-of-the-art equipment.Cabernet Franc Varietal character (Appellation America) | Wines & Vines articleLe Clos Guillot On weinlagen-info
https://bernardbaudry.com/en/wines/le-clos-guillot/France Vins de France (Office National Interprofessionnel des Vins ) | Pages Vins, Directory of French Winegrowers | French Wine (Wikipedia)
Wine Scholar Guild vintage ratings
2018 vintage: "marked by a wet spring, a superb summer and a good harvest"
2019 vintage reports
2021: "From a general standpoint, whether for white, rosé or red wines, 2021 is a year marked by quality in the Rhône Valley Vineyards. Structured, elegant, fresh and fruity will be the main keywords for this new vintage."
2022 harvest: idealwine.info | wine-searcher.comLoire Valley Vins du Val de Loire (Interprofession des Vins du Val de Loire)
Jancis Robinson vintage reports
Wine Spectator vintage reports
Wine Scholar Guild vintage reports
2016 vintage:
"Quality and concentration is good, with Chenin Blanc being particularly noteworthy in 2016 while Sancerre is thought to be the best of the Sauvignon Blanc appellations. Cabernet Franc is 'delicious, ripe and fruity' according to Loire courtier Chris Hardy." - Jancis Roninson
2017 vintage reports:
Jancis Robinson
Vinfolio
"2018 wines will not be typical of the Loire rather they will have the characteristics of wines from much further south" - Philippe Gilbert
2019 vintage:
Academie du Vin report
"the warm 2019 vintage is characterised by a surprising freshness" - Jim Budd
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