2023 | M. Plouzeau Chinon Rive Gauche | Loire Coonawarra savory character and candied orange

savory character and candied orange zest

ripe plum and black current with touches of baking spice

It can be served slightly chilled

In the long lasting aftertaste you can enjoy the silky tannin

Nose: Fresh

2023 | M. Plouzeau Chinon Rive Gauche | Loire Coonawarra savory character and candied orangeIt had been a few vintages since I last drank a bottle of Marc Plouzeaus Rive Gauche bottling of Chinon. His newly released 2023 version is outstanding, coming in at an even thirteen percent octane and offering up a complex and an utterly classical bouquet of cassis, dark berries, tree bark, gravelly soil tones, cigar smoke and a hint of menthol in the upper register. On the palate the wine is bright, full bodied, focused and classy, with a lovely