Day1: Tight and tannic. Stemmy and chalky. However, not lost is that high level of acidity from red berries. . Rec-corked the remaining half portion and stored overnight in the refrigerator.
Day2: More of the same of Day1 characteristics. But with added glass time, when compared to the 2010 Grezeaux that I had last week, this showed to be the more structured wine, more fleshy and density and with elegance at the same time. Love that ever-present high acidity throughout. Intense and slightly more austerity than the Grezeaux , this surprised me as, after having learned in prior postings here, this was from relatively younger vines. I definitely prefer this to the lush and fruity 2009 Clos Guillot that I had last year. I have to say that I also like this better than the already very good 2010 Grezeaux, even as this would need longer cellar time for peak drinking enjoyment. A-
I had the 2010 Baudry Chinon Blanc La Croix Boisée during a dinner at l’Odeon in Tours which I found superb. I wish I had remembered to bring some home.
Salil: Looking forward to your thoughts on the 2010 Guillot. As for me, I’ve done my science experiment and I won’t be touching the rest of my bottles for a while.
Noel: I haven’t had the 2010 Boisée Blanc. I’ll be looking out for it, but I suspect that the 2010 may be a little difficult to find in local store shelves these days.
thanks for the notes Ramon. this has always been one of those 'tweener cuvees from Baudry for me. usually I’ll load up on Grezeaux and La Croix Boissee and get 1 or 2 bottles of the Guillot. i haven’t had one of these since the fall of 2012, but I really liked it then. glad to see they’re developing well, and i’ve already begun the search to buy some more!
I actually tried to re-load yesterday Matt. Very few availability according to winesearcher and the local northeast merchant that I ordered from actually didn’t have the bottles that winesearcher showed they have. I’ll stick with my remaining 4 bottles in storage … less strain on my credit card
Another snowy day, another Baudry will be opened. I have the 2009 Grezeaux ready for tonight’s meal. It will be interesting to compare it to the 2010 - I had the last glass on Monday.
Curious to hear your take, Diane. I have a couple of bottles of the 2009 Croix Boissee downstairs, just debating whether to pop one some time soon, or to send them to storage with my other bottles.
Thanks for the note… this was amazing when I last tried a bottle about a year ago. Very different than any of the other bottlings. Not as dense and structured as the '10 Croix Boissee, not as rustic and intense as the '10 Grezeaux. I seem to remember it being quite silky and elegant (at least for a Chinon). I love how distinctive each of the Baudry bottlings are.
FWIW, a bottle of 2008 Domaine consumed a month ago seemed to be integrating very nicely. In a much better place than a few years ago when it was more disjointed and angular.
I have to say the 2009 is not as open as the 2010 and not as high on the pleasure scale. The nose came up empty and the palate hinted at fruit but was more earth and game at this time. Salil, I would send them to storage…or decant. It did start opening up later in the evening, but I don’t plan on opening my remaining 2009s anytime soon.
Enjoyed a 2007 Olga Raffault Picasses last night… but I wasn’t blown away. Nice wine for low $20s, pleasant bouquet, clean, but just too light bodied to get excited for my tastes.
Drank next to the 2001 Calabretta Rosso, which for the same price is a deeper, more complete wine (again, YMMV).
I love these Calabreta Rosso. As far as I know, they’re only released after some good aging in the cask, plus, as you noted, the price point is very friendly for the quality.
Now, go drink a Baudry, Patrick.