2012 Domaine Bernard Baudry Chinon Les Granges

Community Tasting Notes (37) Avg Score: 88.0 points

• Options

  • Post a Comment
  • View Jeffrey Brennan's profile
  • Report Issue

  1/30/2021 - Jeffrey Brennan wrote: 90 Points

  Opened at the beginning of the night to explore the barnyard reduction and then left to air and settle while we explored some other Loire treasures. On returning a much softer and open offering of red fruit and stone. Soft full mouth textures with just enough chewy tannins to provide some complexity. A little short that finished early but nonetheless an exceptional wine.

  1 person found this helpful, do you? Yes - No / Comment

• Options

  • Post a Comment
  • View SimonG's profile
  • Report Issue

  12/16/2018 - SimonG wrote: 88 Points

  Half. Dark ruby. Nicely herby, blackcurrant nose. Still quite full and vibrant. Good. ***

  Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Comment

• Options

  • Post a Comment
  • View SimonG's profile
  • Report Issue

  7/10/2017 - SimonG wrote: 88 Points

  Half. Very decent. Ever so slightly leafy red fruit with some tobacco leaf. Bright and vibrant with reasonable body. Copes well with a vote de boeuf and frites. ***

  1 person found this helpful, do you? Yes - No / Comment

• Options

  • Post a Comment
  • View fingers's profile
  • Report Issue

  5/23/2017 - fingers Likes this wine: 88 Points

  Very dark purple/ruby color, almost fully saturated with a thin rim and just a dash of sediment. Very grippy and tart for the first two hours open and then the fruit showed up to the party. Cherry kirsch, bell pepper, fruit cocktail in the bouquet and the palate is suave and vibrant with acidity. I get more hickory than vanilla oak notes as the finish recedes. I think it has several years of enjoyment left in the tank. 4+10+16+8= 88

  2 people found this helpful, do you? Yes - No / Comments (2)

• Options

  • Post a Comment
  • View StewartWent's profile
  • Report Issue

  12/6/2016 - StewartWent wrote: 85 Points

  A bit lifeless. Some burnt rubber happening but mostly quite generic. A bit sinewy and tight and lacks interest although the wine geek/snob in me really wants to like this wine. Drink now.

  Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Comment

View all 37 Community Tasting Notes

Professional reviews have copyrights and you can view them here for your personal use only as private content. To view pro reviews you must either subscribe to a pre-integrated publication or manually enter reviews below. Learn more.