A nice example of not-quite-ripe Chinon, though more leafy green, not bell pepper. Not-quite-ripe fruit. Raspberry, black raspberry, currant, blackberry, violet, woody herbs, bay leaf, black tea. Probably no new or old oak. Acid: M+. Tannin: M with round texture. Finish: M+.
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Clean, elegant, and definitely French. If I factored price into ratings, this would probably be a 91-92.
This is the least pyrizine-laced pure Cab Franc I've probably ever had. The qualities most evident are juicy plums, blackberries, and a meatiness that comes up mid-palate on. Soft and pillowy on the tongue yet well balanced with enough structure to make it viable at the table with a variety of savory dishes. The only niggle is it does come across a bit formulaic -a bit too clean, perhaps from how it was processed. I may be overthinking it though.
This would be a great picnic wine.
Day 2 Didn't hold up very well. It's become thin and unbalanced. The smoothness has been replaced with a distracting acidy, the berries have diminished, and the pyrizines -well hidden yesterday- are dominant now, lingering long on the finish. Three points removed.
This is a very good wine so long as it's drunk within a few hours of uncorking, I think.
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9/12/2023 - djnbarolo Likes this wine: 85 Points
Decent but not great
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7/1/2023 - MRichman wrote:
A nice, simple, clean, light Chinon. Has some nice dark notes, coffee, pepper. Nothing special, but good for the price.
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6/16/2023 - BottleScholar wrote:
A nice example of not-quite-ripe Chinon, though more leafy green, not bell pepper. Not-quite-ripe fruit. Raspberry, black raspberry, currant, blackberry, violet, woody herbs, bay leaf, black tea. Probably no new or old oak. Acid: M+. Tannin: M with round texture. Finish: M+.
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6/5/2023 - Dozhdbog Likes this wine: 86 Points
Clean, elegant, and definitely French. If I factored price into ratings, this would probably be a 91-92.
This is the least pyrizine-laced pure Cab Franc I've probably ever had. The qualities most evident are juicy plums, blackberries, and a meatiness that comes up mid-palate on. Soft and pillowy on the tongue yet well balanced with enough structure to make it viable at the table with a variety of savory dishes. The only niggle is it does come across a bit formulaic -a bit too clean, perhaps from how it was processed. I may be overthinking it though.
This would be a great picnic wine.
Day 2
Didn't hold up very well. It's become thin and unbalanced. The smoothness has been replaced with a distracting acidy, the berries have diminished, and the pyrizines -well hidden yesterday- are dominant now, lingering long on the finish. Three points removed.
This is a very good wine so long as it's drunk within a few hours of uncorking, I think.
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