Reviews
Technical Details
- BlendCabernet Franc
- CountryFrance
- RegionLoire Valley
- AppellationChinon
- VineyardClos Guillot
- Farming MethodOrganic Practices
- Aging/Cooperage12 months aginig in oak barrels, 2-5 years old followed by 9 months in unlined cement vats
- Alcohol14%
Bernard Baudry Chinon Clos Guillot 2019
Wow! We drank a bottle of this with a burger at Mustard's the other day and we were blown away. Long gone are the days of weedy and green Chinon!
This is massively concentrated, almost black in the glass and bursting with fruit intensity. The glorious acidity and flinty minerality still kick hard throughout the experience, but this is notably fruit forward. This is by no means a monolithic wine because just as the front-loaded fruit hits, the minerality and salivating acidity walk you through to the big tannic finally that pops off like fireworks in your mouth. This is one that may be hard to resist early on, but the real greatness in this bottle needs at least 5 years in a cool cellar to be fully unleashed.