February 9, 2021 - Medium body, medium garnet color with a bit of bricking. On the nose there is a mix of mushroom, earth, a touch of outhouse; bright raspberry and strawberry fruit on the palate, with a rocky underpinning to it all, lending a moderately grippy tannic backbone on the finish. A unicorn wine, but I’m not sure it quite lives up to the rarity factor.
February 8, 2021 - Quite funky on the nose with dark fruit, smoke, bell pepper, and cigar flavors. On the palate, there are grippy tannins that add structure and flavors of red fruit, mushrooms, and some violets/flowers. Good finish. Really interesting wine. I'm not sure, how much better it will get and if the fruit will outlast the tannins, but it's great right now.
December 1, 2020 - Excellent wine still well within its drinking window. Dominant flavor of green pepper.
September 8, 2019 - Wines made from ungrafted vines have the reputation of having greater depth and vibrancy than similar ones from grafts. I am unable to make that comparison here but this bottle was certainly youthful seeming and vibrant with plenty of vigorous red fruit, earthy minerals, touches of graphite and wet leather, lively acidity and a firm quite long finish. Compared with my memory of other 06s, there was perhaps a deficit of sweet charm and rather more acidity but very good.
May 28, 2014 - Elegance defined on the body but this bottle is not for the anti-brett crowd. A very vegetal, tobacco, and barnyard nose with peppery red fruit, grippy tannins, and an intense mouth feel. Finishes long. 86 CAD off the list at Laurie Raphael in Quebec City.
June 10, 2009 - A very fresh and approachable young Chinon with pretty floral, intensely ripe raspberry, crushed rock and graphite aromas. A bit lightweight and almost feminine for Baudry, with rather lower extraction and tannin vs the other '06 Baudry crus. I like it, but find the ripeness a bit too far into the licorice zone for my preference. On day two it's a different wine, significantly richer and fuller-bodied, with brown tobacco, graphite and even more pronounced minerality. A little chewy, but still not very tannic. This is made from 12 yr old vines from the bottom of the Clos Guillot vineyard, if I recall correctly. Drink and hold; it should fill out a bit with 6 months to a year or more of cellaring. But I don't think this is a mid or long-term cellar candidate like Croix Boissee, Clos Guillot or even Grezeaux.
March 7, 2009 - Very nice but a bit too dry for me. Would be interesting to revisit it with age.
September 27, 2008 - More immediately appealing than the '05 was -- not as formidably structured and oh so elegant. Already shows interesting varietal flavors to go with the seamless presentation. I just love this wine.