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| Community Tasting Notes (average 91.6 pts. and median of 92 pts. in 69 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by Capt Cutlass on 12/20/2023: Lightly corked and with brett but there was nothing else to drink so down it went... (1122 views) | | | Tasted by JimSlatin on 10/29/2023 flawed bottle: sadly this bottle was corked. Luckily I have 2 more bottles (1226 views) | | | Tasted by nectar14 on 8/18/2023 & rated 95 points: Delightful, with all the Cabernet Franc character that you want, elegantly presented with enough power to hold your attention. Can still age another 5-10 years. Delicious now. (1389 views) | | | Tasted by Seth Rosenberg on 6/29/2023 & rated 95 points: From a small capped bottle (wine divided for zoom tasting). Day 2: soaring nose summer and sour cherries, lots of acid, savory, earth, tobacco, very crunchy with a good amount of pyrazines. Plaate entry is strong and very good - herbal tobacco, dusty minerals with supporting cherry fruit. High acid with great grip and poise. Really crunchy and juicy in the mid and end palate with tons of tobacco. Finish is herbal and dusty and dry. A bit tart. My favorite right now of the 08-09-10 trilogy tasted side by side. Nose - 5.5/6, Palate - 5.5/6, Finish - 5/6, Je ne Sais Quoi - 1.5/2 = 17.5/20. (1743 views) | | | Tasted by LW31 on 3/25/2023: Superlative. Such an elegant, deep, and perfectly balanced cab franc. Supple fruit. Great vintage for Baudry. 5 more years to reach peak I'd say (1758 views) | | | Tasted by kingkanu on 2/10/2023: nicely ripe loire cab franc, a lovely maturing nose, attractive blackcurrant leaf and fruit mix, a little dry to finish, but very satisfying to sip at the end of the week (1723 views) | | | Tasted by drwine2001 on 12/6/2022: Ruby. Some varietal olive and dill. Lean, tannic, mineral, and saline without a great deal of fruit expression. When I tasted this at the domain shortly after bottling, I had high hopes for it, but I must say that it has not yet fleshed out into something more than it was in its early days. FWIW, this was the Dressner bottling. (2497 views) | | | Tasted by MJReb on 9/17/2022 & rated 92 points: A mix of black and red fruit, blackberries and dark cherries, also meaty notes. The limestone terroir adds the salinity. The wine gets together, but needs some minutes in the glass if pnp. (1862 views) | | | Tasted by MJReb on 6/8/2022 & rated 92 points: A lot of soil and meaty (bloody) notes on the nose, red cherries combined with black fruit, high salinity, still young, but so interesting to see the elements getting together. (2148 views) | | | Tasted by dagij on 7/16/2021 & rated 87 points: Is this ever going to evolve into something remotely mature? Still inky black. Deep aromas of blackberries, with a strong note of steel/iron, and a clear tone of green pepper. Full bodied, very high acidity, fine grained tannins. Steely taste and aftertaste with a fresh/acidic tone that lasts for at least a minute. Very Left bank Bordeaux-like, but with less fruit. Impressive wine, but very hard to really like. For those of you preferring liquid minerals. Keep for another ten years? (3284 views) | | | Tasted by texaswinelover on 7/14/2021: Really enjoyed this tonight, was afraid it wouldn’t be ready but it was delicious. (2914 views) | | | Tasted by Nutty08 on 7/10/2021 & rated 94 points: Impressive with dark fruits, spicy herbal notes and a fine ridge of acidity on the spine that keep it fresh and in balanced with the chalky tannins. (2916 views) | | | Tasted by christyler on 6/11/2021: Opened with friends, no formal notes. I remember it being dark, chewy and showing well over three days. Will continue to hold the others. (2659 views) | | | Tasted by MJReb on 4/7/2021 & rated 92 points: Dark cherries, berries, soil, the typical salty, mineral elements from this terroir, some mature sweetness which starts to appear, in a very good spot right now and for the next twenty years. (3059 views) | | | Tasted by huguito on 2/20/2021 & rated 91 points: If you like cabernet franc, just close your eyes and enjoy (2275 views) | | | Tasted by Rani on 2/20/2021 & rated 92 points: This is a very nicely balanced wine. Fine persistent tannins, dried herbs, bright berry fruit, very much a food friendly wine, elegant and understated. Great now but no rush. (2277 views) | | | Tasted by Diane (LI) on 2/3/2021: I first had this 6 years ago and found it delicious then, and still delicious today, however now it is much more complete. A Bordeaux like nose, with berries, tobacco, and earth on the palate. A little drying sensation at the end, but, otherwise, right in the zone. It was well worth the wait to get to this stage. (2467 views) | | | Tasted by Rieslingfan on 10/28/2020: Two years since my last bottle, and with two+ hours of air, this is more than impressive. It’s right there with 2010 Rougeard Poyeaux as the best pure Cabernet Franc I have ever tasted. When this wine was released it was a beast. Now it’s sculpted, as from red marble. The aromatics are precise, and totally Cab Franc. The tobacco and earthy red fruit blend with the beginnings of leather and a hint of bitter chocolate. There’s still a bit of drying tannin on the finish, so I think further cellaring is a good idea. That said, it’s well worth drinking a bottle, and scaling the heights of Cabernet Franc. (3156 views) | | | Tasted by JohanPe on 9/19/2020 & rated 92 points: In a sense pretty much the same impression as 5 years ago. Present itself slightly smoother and without the peppery edges. Still young and with obvious upside of cellaring. The nose got serious depth and the palate is firm and solid. DAGIJ pretty much nails it in his note below. (2791 views) | | | Tasted by ccn on 6/20/2020 & rated 91 points: Really singing with a deep, complex, stinky nose. Balanced, complex, but still plenty of stuff to age on. (2814 views) | | | Tasted by dagij on 4/26/2020 & rated 91 points: This is just a wonderful example of how good - and ageworthy - red wines from the Loire-region are. This is nothing but a classic Cabernet Franc in a slightly modern style, that is: without the underripe aromas of green peppers that growers have claimed are "authentic". Deep ruby, almost violet. Is this 10 years old? Nose is reminding me of classified Bordeaux; blackcurrant, red cherries, some wet earth and leather. Still, it is fresher and more "spicey" than a Medoc-wine. Medium to full bodied attack, high acidity, fine grained tannins, lots of red fruits and cherries in the mouth (no blackcurrant here!), and a fresh and cleansing aftertaste with fine grained tannins and good fruit. This is clearly a wine for food, given the hefty structure of acidity and tannins. Perfect with a roasted chicken (or any other white meat). Believe it or not, but this wine is still too young. Keep for another 3-5 years, or drink it with food. (3288 views) | | | Tasted by Nanda on 3/22/2020 & rated 90 points: Drank over two nights and this was consistent, if not a bit more full and rich on night two. Effusive and attractive aromas of bell pepper, tobacco leaf and plum fruit. The palate has moderate levels of concentration with good balance throughout. A charming wine. (3130 views) | | | Tasted by MJReb on 3/21/2020 & rated 92 points: On the palate dark cherries, meaty notes with tobacco and leather, the tannins are ripe and soft, drinking very well. (2602 views) | | | Tasted by Fugu Me on 4/16/2019: PnP, this was fantastic from the outset. Meaty, earthy and a bit of rawness that still manages to be quite pretty, in part because of the balance of fruit. Continued to bloom throughout the four hours it was open. No downside to drinking now, but another few years will give additional improvement. (4243 views) | | | Tasted by Frank Murray III on 3/28/2019 flawed bottle: Served blind. When I opened this up 6 hours before the meal, my immediate sense was TCA. I swirled some more, then paused and decided it was perhaps not right but I didn't want to make that final call without some feedback. Took to dinner, served it blind and right away the team at the table knew it was corked. #######! I should have trusted my gut. Damn TCA. (4309 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 articleLa Croix Boissée On weinlagen-infoFrance 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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