TN: '06 basic Chinon from Bernard Baudry

DaleW wrote in news:d29de741-241d-47f9-9463-75d49093d1d0 @a12g2000pro.googlegroups.com:

So interesting!!!

Emery and I were chez Baudry last october and we both agree that the wines did not show that well, specially when compared to the wonderful 2005s we had tasted the year before in a previous visit.

In the meantime I have read John Gilman's gazette and he raves about the

s.

Just read John's note, he's more poetic than I am (I might well have read before buying this, can't recall, but I respect his tastes on Loire). Maybe they were just at an awkward stage then. I have a lone bottle of the '05 of this, but I also have 1 or 2 of the '05Granges and ';05 Grezeaux (sp?)

Yes, really curious. I was really put off by the development of the 06, and not only didn't buy but I wouldn't have recommended it as typical of the Baudry's work. I much preferred the 07s, much I think to the annoyance of Matthew (I think Bernard preferred to 07s also).

No tired slightly flabby notes at all from Dale's bottle.

It's enough to make you wonder if we tasted the same wine! :) Anyway if they were just awkward, it was very awkward indeed. But such can certainly happen. Santiago, we'll have to verify these bottles next visit!

-E

P.S. had a Huet LHL sec the other night, bought during the same trip, it was really fabulous!

It's hard to imagine from this wine that your complaints were tiredness or flabbiness. Definitely plenty of bright acids, and still showing fairly fresh on day 2.

What was vintage on the le Haut Lieu? Not that they're not all great. I have the '05, but wish I had more

Ah, the mystery of it all... ;)

Yeah, sorry, should have said. An 07. Great example of fine maker making the very best of a mediocre (at best!) year. Wish I had some

-E

A fine wine for the price, B++

the 2005 Les Granges is magic at GBP13 a bottle

JT from a rather strange white UK

Emery Davis wrote in news: snipped-for-privacy@mid.individual.net:

He is actually very poetic an ends with a 92+ rating. I personally scored it 85 (which is a good rating for me), but thought it combined some overripeness with some vegetal notes which made me scratch my head. However, I thought it would be appealing for a Spanish palate. My favorite wine from the 2006 range was La Croix Boisée, but this is not surprising because it is my favorite wine year in year out.*

Well, out of curiosity I will buy one bottle and report soon (probably next weekend).

You bought the LHL sec, and I did buy the CDB sec. I will be opening one soon also.

Best,

s.

• I love Baudry's wines and have a great respect for Bernard and Matthieu. That's why, when a local company asked me to help them building a portfolio of direct imports, I recommended Baudry as part of that portfolio. That means I have an interest on their wines.