On Feb 27, 1:32 pm, Mark Lipton > wrote:
> Several nights ago, with a light dinner, Jean opened a bottle that I had
> placed in the "drink soon" rack. Tonight, with the leftover duck
> salmis, I returned to the bottle after 3 days:
>
> 2005 Baudry Chinon "La Croix Boisée" ($21.99)
> nose: meaty, dark fruit
> palate: rich, dark plum fruit, forest floor, pencil lead, high acidity,
> fine tannins
>
> Even after 3 days, the fruit is still vibrant, but there are more
> secondary elements. Very nice with the duck and a wine with a long
> future ahead of it.
>
> Mark Lipton
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Sounds very nice. I recently had my first experience with Chinon - an
05 Les Quatre Terroirs Chinon. Found the nose lovely and complex with
dark fruits, minerals, some woodsy and herbaceous notes but it was too
thin/dilute and light for my liking on the palate. Found it
interesting, but figured I needed to try something else with more
body. This sounds much better - I'll keep my eyes open for it.

Cheers,

Salil