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| Community Tasting Notes (average 91.5 pts. and median of 91 pts. in 45 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by MJReb on 4/14/2024 & rated 92 points: Mostly in the red fruit spectrum: cherries, also plums, good structure, now well together, harmonious and elegant. (715 views) | | | Tasted by Kriz on 3/22/2024 & rated 91 points: The wine aged beautifully showing Chinon typicity. Nose with ripe fruit and some tertiaire tones. Great palate showing nice balance but with kich of acidity which makes it very fresh and alive. Quite some years ahead but great now. (786 views) | | | Tasted by Donjcorleone on 3/16/2024 & rated 94 points: 3 hour double decant and this revealed dark, brooding aromas of blackberry, forest floor and mushroom that led to a fresh, burst of blackberry and green pepper flavors that finished with a chalky minerality. 94+ (759 views) | | | Tasted by Villon on 2/7/2024 & rated 92 points: Très bon, style délicat. (1054 views) | | | Tasted by MJReb on 7/17/2023 & rated 91 points: Short notice: again a good bottle, still on the young side, with dark red fruit, plums and good structure. (1494 views) | | | Tasted by MJReb on 6/8/2023 & rated 91 points: Mix of (mainly)black and red fruit, earthy and saline notes. Dense concentration and good length. (1341 views) | | | Tasted by Villon on 2/12/2023 & rated 91 points: Typé cab franc, il mnque un peu de matière et d'allonge pour justifier son statut d'élite, 91 (1714 views) | | | Tasted by viniferatu on 1/15/2023: la Gloire de la Loire...
this took a little air to blow off some sulfurous stink, but it came together beautifully. I have no idea what the previous taster was talking about, as this is gorgeous and has a great acid core. Black and blue fruit encounter copious leafy, earthy and umami accents, this is not so obviously juicy and ripe, but it has a great interplay of elements, and it is balanced enough to be worth following for at least a few more years. It may be at its peak, but it is so far from tired. Decant this for a few hours. We decanted it right away, and it needed time in the glass to open up and dispel its initial stink. (1974 views) | | | Tasted by Cazoterica on 11/21/2022: Waited too long on this one. Weak fruit, no acidity left. (1749 views) | | | Tasted by timewithwine on 6/17/2022: Plum in color and plum on the nose and palate, but the dominate traits are the sandalwood, cranberry, raspberry and tobo smoke. Smoke and cinnamon on the finish as well. A balanced, mid-weight wine that leaves you squeezing the bottle to get every drop. Some slight sediment. 13.5% alc. With blue cheeses. 06.17.22. Recommended, leaning toward Highly Recommended. (2050 views) | | | Tasted by chbeaumont on 5/17/2022 & rated 94 points: Near opaque, ruby rim; bouquet bursts from the glass, 'cool' cosseted, red fruits, showy but not overstated; lots of friendly tannins & plenty of seductive red fruits, refreshing acidity. Drinking very well but with all the elements to age gracefully. (2299 views) | | | Tasted by MJReb on 4/14/2022 & rated 91 points: Graphite, a mix of black and red fruit, high salinity, less open compared to the last one a year ago, great potential but patience. (2036 views) | | | Tasted by chatters on 3/21/2022: Ostensibly first meeting of Diploma tasting group (E & M's in the rocks, Sydney): Bretty bum burpy stink, pencil shavings, red currant and berries - a little raspberry, slight spices. Juicy medium plus intensity acidity, talc textured tannins, red berry, medium plus length, bit of stink on the finish. Really lovely. One of those "why don't I have this in my cellar" moments. (2199 views) | | | Tasted by Guillaume-en-égypte on 3/5/2022: A very serious & backward, but also a seriously good Chinon, just not nearly ready! Medium weight body, with incredible, intensely mineral multilayered flavours. The tannins are still pretty tough & mouth puckering, even on the second day (and some time in a wide decanter), although the fruit and the perfume that managed to work their way through were gorgeous, esp. on the second evening. Need to find me some more bottles of this and cellar them properly! I think this needs a good 4 or 5 more years in bottle to begin to unwind, but when it does it's going to be fantastic, and very long lived. 2026 - 2050+ (1873 views) | | | Tasted by apple1813 on 6/27/2021 & rated 93 points: 2014 Domaine Bernard Baudry Chinon La Croix Boissée was complex, finely textured and mineral-driven. The developing Loire Breton was clear and medium ruby in colour with traces of fine sediments. It took two hours of gentle in-bottle aeration to open up impressive aromatics of farmyard, liqourice and crushed rocks, accompanied by redcurrant, violet and tobacco leaf.
The mouthfeel was dry and medium-bodied, with medium level of finely grained tannin and high level of fresh acidity. Flavours of earth, forest berries, mint, graphite and Pu'er black tea lingered in a persistent, mineral-driven finish. The minerality and structure of this cuvée outclassed the Le Clos Guillot sibling from the same producer. While it is a pleasure to enjoy at the moment, it can be aged comfortably for another decade.
According to the winery website, the vines were cultivated on a south-facing slope composed of sandy clay over white limestone. The juice was fermented for twenty days in oak vats, followed by twenty four months of ageing in used oak barrels. It was bottled unfiltered. (2711 views) | | | Tasted by MJReb on 6/9/2021 & rated 92 points: Mainly black berries, some black cherries, there is also red fruit (pomegranate), plums, the usual salinity, powerful and concentrated stuff, which is accessible. For me the best Cab Franc I know outside of Bordeaux rive droite. (2370 views) | | | Tasted by brigcampbell on 4/23/2021: Book Club - Reunited (Steve's Place): Blind: my initial take was California Cab with some age. I stayed with it to my demise.
The fact that nobody called this Cab Franc, quite frankly, is an embarrassment. This has everything you read about from the Loire. A little poop, tobacco leaf, bell pepper, and I even got a bite of jalapeño.
Blind I thought I was getting redwood and oak spice/pepper. ugh (2746 views) | | | Tasted by Frank Murray III on 4/22/2021: Bookclub--Wines Tasted Blind: First of two that I bought back in 2017. Poured blind, I arrayed this in the same flight as two CA Syrahs, putting this Baudry at the front of the flight. My intent was to get a non-Syrah wine that still had the effusive aromatics to make the guys think. It worked. Some called aged Cab, another Grenache. And I think the two Syrahs forced them off their gut instinct to think about the wine on its own rather than the peers it was arrayed with, as no one called Cab Franc. Yet, the wine showed as I expected, with tobacco leaf and some bell pepper. One guy at the table called Brett on the wine, although I didn't really sense it as the wine showed pretty clean to me. Juicy, expansive palate, dark red fruits with good tang and medium weight. This showed well. (2828 views) | | | Tasted by Vas19 on 2/15/2021 & rated 91 points: Deep, dark cab franc. Still young but the quality is there. (2678 views) | | | Tasted by ienl on 1/3/2021 & rated 91 points: Chinon cabernet franc harmony. That's what I think of when I smell and taste this wine. Still incredibly youthful, but giving so much pleasure. Drink it or stash it away, you will not be disappointed either way. Green pepper, violet, tobacco on the nose. Compact and dense at the first approach on the palate, giving away to clean and gentle tannins, dark fruits with pronounced acidity to cleanse the palate after every taste. Long and supple finish. (2214 views) | | | Tasted by Saxman1984 on 11/17/2020: This is the epitome of what Cabernet franc should taste like. A gorgeous nose of tobacco, green pepper, and a whiff of violet. Dark fruits on the palate, mouth coating tannins, moderate acidity, and the promise of a long life. The wine is still in a beautiful primary state. I have three bottles left, I wish I had more. (2294 views) | | | Tasted by murkybird on 4/5/2020 & rated 92 points: Wow nose on opening with a big burst of tobacco and some green pepper. Palate does not quite live up to the promise of the nose but has very nice balance and poise. I think this will be a cracker in a few more years. (2573 views) | | | Tasted by chbeaumont on 3/9/2020 & rated 92 points: Consistent to previous bottle. (A little brett / cleaned up overnight & held up well). (2657 views) | | | Tasted by chbeaumont on 9/29/2019 & rated 93 points: Bright, pronounced ruby; fresh dark fruits, warm leather, flourishing bouquet; primary fruit wrapped around smooth tannins; refreshing acidity; supple finish. Harmonious. Very long, all the elements to age well. (3062 views) | | | Tasted by I1bearup on 9/8/2019 & rated 91 points: Really pretty. Black fruits,minor bell pepper, spice, leather. The palate still needs time to soften on the back end. Love the acidity and lack of weight in mid. (2941 views) | | | Only displaying the 25 most recent notes - click to see all notes for this wine... |
| Domaine Bernard Baudry Producer website
A graduate of the Lycée de Beaune, Baudry created his 25-hectare estate out of family parcels and purchased land. He quickly rose to prominence in the appellation for precise, textured Chinon. Baudry is now assisted by his son Matthieu. Baudry’s style exemplifies rich, precise fruit picked at perfect ripeness levels and vinified cleanly using state-of-the-art equipment.Cabernet Franc Varietal character (Appellation America) | Wines & Vines articleLa Croix Boissée On weinlagen-infoFrance Vins de France (Office National Interprofessionnel des Vins ) | Pages Vins, Directory of French Winegrowers | French Wine (Wikipedia)
Wine Scholar Guild vintage ratings
2018 vintage: "marked by a wet spring, a superb summer and a good harvest"
2019 vintage reports
2021: "From a general standpoint, whether for white, rosé or red wines, 2021 is a year marked by quality in the Rhône Valley Vineyards. Structured, elegant, fresh and fruity will be the main keywords for this new vintage."
2022 harvest: idealwine.info | wine-searcher.comLoire Valley Vins du Val de Loire (Interprofession des Vins du Val de Loire)
Jancis Robinson vintage reports
Wine Spectator vintage reports
Wine Scholar Guild vintage reports
2016 vintage:
"Quality and concentration is good, with Chenin Blanc being particularly noteworthy in 2016 while Sancerre is thought to be the best of the Sauvignon Blanc appellations. Cabernet Franc is 'delicious, ripe and fruity' according to Loire courtier Chris Hardy." - Jancis Roninson
2017 vintage reports:
Jancis Robinson
Vinfolio
"2018 wines will not be typical of the Loire rather they will have the characteristics of wines from much further south" - Philippe Gilbert
2019 vintage:
Academie du Vin report
"the warm 2019 vintage is characterised by a surprising freshness" - Jim Budd
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