Community Tasting Note

• vulgar little monkey wrote: 93 points

  October 20, 2019 - This magnum was a wedding gift from Matthieu. I've never seen a magnum of Croix Boissée before (and I've tried to talk him into bottling some) so it was a great pleasure to share with my out-of-town guests. I don't think that 2008 was a particularly advantageous vintage in the central Loire but this is certainly an excellent wine, as Matthieu seems to be able to do no matter the year. What jumps out is that classic red fruit on limestone nose that is so classic to Croix Boissée in the same way that the dark earth note is to Grézeaux. Not fully resolved, but resolved enough that the tannin support the wine rather than control it. Fantastic with the duck where the protein and fat are enough to melt the structure and I just taste the dish and the fruit of the wine. Of course there are the purple flowers and some herbal notes but it is mostly the crunchy red fruit and limestone. Bravo and thank you, Matthieu.

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