Community Tasting Notes 5

• djnbarolo Likes this wine: 85 points

  September 12, 2023 - Decent but not great

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• MRichman wrote:

  July 1, 2023 - A nice, simple, clean, light Chinon. Has some nice dark notes, coffee, pepper. Nothing special, but good for the price.

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• BottleScholar wrote:

  June 16, 2023 - 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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• Dozhdbog Likes this wine: 86 points

  June 5, 2023 - 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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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2020
• Type Red
• Producer Paul Buisse
• Varietal Cabernet Franc
• Designation n/a
• Vineyard n/a
• Country France
• Region Loire Valley
• SubRegion Touraine
• Appellation Chinon
• UPC Code 815834010794

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• In Cellars 37 (48%)
• Consumed 40 (52%)

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