TNs: 15 Chidaine Les Bournais & 05 Burguet En Reniard

  • 2015 François Chidaine Montlouis-sur-Loire Les Bournais - France, Loire Valley, Touraine, Montlouis-sur-Loire (4/25/2020)
    Medium gold color. Nose of apricot, white stone, honey, hyacinth. Pristine layers of pure peach, apricot, and quince on the palate with laser-like acidity and focus. Somehow transparently reveals poised fruit while remaining mostly dry. Longer finish of quenching white fruit and stone. Beautiful. (91 pts.)
  • 2005 Domaine Alain Burguet Gevrey-Chambertin En Reniard - France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Gevrey-Chambertin (4/24/2020)
    Opaque dark ruby. Nose of lifted hearty floral notes, saline, sharp plum, fresh cut berry, and iodine. Layers of deeply pitched tart black raspberry, black cherry, and plum fruit on the palate cut with iron, beef notes, and brier. Lovely acidity and firm, structured tannin. Long finish of ringing red and black fruit, brambles, and sauvage elements. Young, but showing so much character and flat-out fun to drink. (92 pts.)

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