Community Tasting Note

Vinacull wrote:

Sunday, April 3, 2011 - Aerate to decanter, serve. Color is medium red saturated with a lot of dark hues that make it surprisingly dark overall. Initial bouquet is taut with concentrated raspberries, bramble, touch of cedar, and mild manure funk that dissipates within an hour. On the palate we have concentrated red berries surrounded by broccoli rabe and some bitter herbs, stretching into raspberries and darker cherries intermixed with some spoonfuls of dry earth. Extended finish of minerals, bitter herb, red seed fruits, and dusty cocoa powder giving it a more extracted texture (88). Medium-plus acid and medium-plus level of tannins are still quite firm. 2011 is supposedly the end of the drinking window for this, but in fact this could use perhaps another year for the tannins to integrate and begin to enter its peak. I let 90% of the bottle stand in closed decanter overnight and enjoyed it more on day 2 (90). The bouquet is more open with darker concentrated raspberries and blackberries, along with the aforementioned herbs and refreshing notes of green veggie. Flavors are concentrated and the profile is food-friendly. Day 3 the fruit has faded, earth and herbs predominate, and the tannins are again more noticeable. Overall a youthful Chinon with excellent quality of fruit, very good typicity. No regrets for the 22 USD tag.

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