FRANCE : LOIRE : CHINON Cabernet Franc
Mark Eastom
On the verge of a Bret bomb. But.... the wine is there. Cherry syrup, pencil shavings, earth, iodine, hay, chalky minerality and nice acid.
On the verge of a Bret bomb. But.... the wine is there. Cherry syrup, pencil shavings, earth, iodine, hay, chalky minerality and nice acid.
8.8Daniel P. Drake
The night after Thanksgiving I am still giving thanks to family and friends for the great gifts they bring me. Tonight I have opened the 2015 Bernard Baudry Chinon Les Granges. On the nose there is roasted red pepper, raspberry sauce, ripe strawberries, some matchbox, herbal notes and a bit of soil background. On the palate the green bell pepper is ever present, sour cherry, tart raspberry, under ripe plum, an herbal note and crushed gravel. This wine is medium bodied with medium + acidity, medium smooth tannin that goes into the medium to long tingly finish. Continue having a safe and enjoyable holiday weekend. Nostrovia!
The night after Thanksgiving I am still giving thanks to family and friends for the great gifts they bring me. Tonight I have opened the 2015 Bernard Baudry Chinon Les Granges. On the nose there is roasted red pepper, raspberry sauce, ripe strawberries, some matchbox, herbal notes and a bit of soil background. On the palate the green bell pepper is ever present, sour cherry, tart raspberry, under ripe plum, an herbal note and crushed gravel. This wine is medium bodied with medium + acidity, medium smooth tannin that goes into the medium to long tingly finish. Continue having a safe and enjoyable holiday weekend. Nostrovia!
8.9Greg Giere
Never disappoints
Never disappoints
Keith Mattrick
Cabernet Franc from 30something yo vines. Planted on gravel and sand, raised in concrete. Very slight welcoming brett on nose, at first tartly fruity, somewhat vegetal. But it is the rocks and sand that linger. Lean, savory, crunchy. Thanksgiving in the Shire.
Cabernet Franc from 30something yo vines. Planted on gravel and sand, raised in concrete. Very slight welcoming brett on nose, at first tartly fruity, somewhat vegetal. But it is the rocks and sand that linger. Lean, savory, crunchy. Thanksgiving in the Shire.
Garrett Pierce
Sales Kermit Lynch Wine Merchant
Primary and slightly reductive with horse saddle and brambly fruit.
Primary and slightly reductive with horse saddle and brambly fruit.
Maciej Rabenda
Earthy, mushroom, black cherry. Drink now.
Earthy, mushroom, black cherry. Drink now.
8.6Nico
Herbaceous, dry, somewhat oaky. Not as peppery as many cab francs.
Herbaceous, dry, somewhat oaky. Not as peppery as many cab francs.
8.9Said Medina
Blind tasted. Great vintage, bad timing...Hold, hold, hold!
Blind tasted. Great vintage, bad timing...Hold, hold, hold!
8.2David E
Lots of cherry and plum flavors. A touch grapey. Good with ribs, which was not expected.
Lots of cherry and plum flavors. A touch grapey. Good with ribs, which was not expected.
8.8Alexis Steinman
Barnyard begets dark fruit in this easy drinking medium bodied beauty. Even tastier alongside our steak tartare
Barnyard begets dark fruit in this easy drinking medium bodied beauty. Even tastier alongside our steak tartare
8.9Location
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