Community Tasting Notes 23

• Trazzle wrote: 91 points

  February 17, 2024 - Great, but didn’t get to give it the attention it deserved because it was drank at a large tasting.

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• Gerhard3 wrote:

  April 24, 2022 - The usual "dirty note" in this wine is more persistant in this bottle. I even suspected cork at the beginning, but it just took more time than usual to open up (so be patient ;)). Earthy aromas, cool fruit. In the mouth medium+ volume, perfect balance, good acidity, tannins a touch rustic.

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• NickA Likes this wine: 90 points

  January 30, 2022 - I've relatively little experience with Chinon, and this was an intriguing wine. For the first ten minutes or so it was extremely unappealing, with the nose dominated by raw green pepper and tomato stalk, and the finish awkward, astringent and even a tad cidery. Although the tannins weren't causing any issues, and the wine didn't seem closed, I chose to do an aggressive decant, and after 30 or so minutes the unpleasant characteristics had softened somewhat and I was able to enjoy the wine's inky-dark fruit and subtle savoury qualities. Further praise for the the fact it was excellent with our roast chicken with livery gravy, and only 12% abv.

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• Beerzebub Likes this wine:

  July 9, 2021 - P&p; drinking well right away. Pungent, moist, mossy, leafy earth, black tea, and dark-reddish cherry and blackcurrant aromas, with a streak of something almost smoky like dark bread crust. Almost no explicit greenness, but still plenty of Loire Cab Franc goodness. Delicious fruit. Plenty of acidity. Good dose of leafy, tealike character. Good stuff and a good value, as always.

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• redwhiteandrich Likes this wine: 89 points

  July 8, 2021 - A lot of wine for $20. Gets better every year it seems.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2017
• Type Red
• Producer Domaine Bernard Baudry
• Varietal Cabernet Franc
• Designation Les Granges
• Vineyard n/a
• Country France
• Region Loire Valley
• SubRegion Touraine
• Appellation Chinon
• UPC Code 610373581237

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• In Cellars 72 (36%)
• Consumed 128 (64%)

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