*2000 Catherine et Pierre Breton Chinon Les Picasses - France, Loire
Valley, Touraine, Chinon (1/28/2006)*

Tasted over the course of three nights. Still a deep and pretty purple
straight through to the the rim. On the first night, the nose has a
heavy green element that combines with mineral and cassis to make a
very typical but lean Chinon. On the palate, gentle tannins and medium
concentration with a lighter green element, plus cassis and a little
berry, all kept bright with good acid. On the medium-short finish, a
little mineral and a touch of tobacco come out. On day two, this has
picked up a little body and the greenness has receded some. Tobacco has
picked up a little and shown up on the nose. On night three, a huge
difference. Suddenly there is lovely sweet raspberry fruit on the nose.
The nose has also picked up much more tobacco and the greenness has
turned almost entirely to a pleasant minty herb character. Much more
mid-palate depth, with juicy raspberry and cassis as well as a nice
dose of graphite that also carries through to the finish. This seems
twice the size and depth of the first night, but still has enough acid
and mineral to be completely refreshing. I'll buy more, but I'll either
open a day or so ahead of time or give it a few years to rest.

Posted from CellarTracker

Enjoy,

Jim

Thanks for notes-informative as usual. Cellartracker says that I put
this down as 2008-2015, does that sound about right?

Dale:

As noted, it is drinking well now (just with three days of air!).

I would be willing to give it a try again in 2008, but I'm expecting it
probably needs a couple more years than that. Then again, I'm not
always so good at making such projections.

Jim