Domaine Bernard Baudry Le Clos Guillot Chinon Cabernet Franc 2020

Daniel M

Opened yesterday. Quite bretty and reductive upon opening, but the funkiness has blown away now. The nose shows cola, dark cherry, green pepper bell, and black pepper. That cola note is something I usually get with natural wines from loire and beaujolais. The palate is yummy with a great acid drive, some superb cherry notes all along, some black pepper, some pomegranate touches, a bit of a drying layer in the rear that is quite peppery and a long fruity, joyfull finish that goes on for a while. It's not your typical extracted chinon. It's a modern, low intervention style that is delicious but needs time to settle. The anti-brett community out there might have a hard time with it

Rumbidzai Maweni

Bright red fruit (raspberries and cherries), menthol, iodine, smoke, high acid and tart on the palate, with a medium length finish.