2005 Domaine Bernard Baudry Chinon Franc de Pied

Community Tasting Notes (7) Avg Score: 91.6 points

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  3/13/2022 - Keith Levenberg Likes this wine:

  Super-silky and a wee bit barnyardy. Depends on your tolerance level for these things. But it's still very fruit-centric 15 years past release so I think the questions about the ageability of this cuvee are settled. No rush at all. If you can handle the barnyard.

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  2/16/2016 - AV2012 wrote: 93 Points

  Grafted vs Ungrafted Cabernet Franc: Very rich, dense and multilayered. Herbal note (dill and physalis), high pitched florals, also some soap. A pleasant spicy note on the palate, seems hot and powerful, but well balanced and the alcohol bite doesn't seem obtrusive. Still lots of potential, I wonder how it will taste after 2-3 years. WOTN for me and everybody at the table. (92+)

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  2/13/2016 - duggarm@outlook.com Likes this wine: 94 Points

  A fantastic bottle of wine. Ruby Red in the glass with undertones of plush red fruit hiding behind a barnyard odour that faded as the night went on. I didn't mind the barnyardy smell. I enjoy its earthy quality. On the palette, the wine was felt plush with soft tannins, and had a lovely floaty quality to it. I got vanilla, some spice, a little bitterness and stone fruits. Medium to full bodied with great balance and length over about 30 seconds in the mouth. Tasted better as the night went on. Can drink now, or can wait a few more years.

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  3/1/2013 - d'Artagnan wrote: 85 Points

  Loire 2005 (Salle de dégustation Laurier): Le nez le plus étrange, complexe avec des notes de menthe, de la fougère, mais aussi des fruits exotiques, papaye (!). La bouche est fraîche, mais un peu mince et très végétale. Une tisane épicée, qui n'est pas ma tasse de thé! Bien identifié. 85 pts

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  2/18/2010 - Keith Levenberg wrote: 93 Points

  Freedom Pies (Convivio): Baudry's has always been my favorite of the Loire Valley franc de pieds and this shows why, with a weightlessness that manages to outclass the Joguet, which was pretty classy stuff to begin with. But at the same time it's a little wilder than the Joguet, sharper in acidity and with a green-pepper scent.

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