Le Domaine Chinon Cabernet Franc

Presented double-blind at Tasting Group. The wine pours a deep ruby/purple color with medium viscosity and moderate staining of the tears. No signs of sediment. On the nose, the wine is developing with feral notes of violets and a pasture land: violets, black berries, horse stable, and a green herbal note. On the palate, the wine is dry with medium+ tannin and medium+ acidity. Confirming the notes from the nose. I cannot over state the amount of violets in this wine. It’s almost as if there was addition to the fermentation. It’s wild, no pun intended. The finish is medium+ and the body comes across a bit thin. Initial conclusions: this could be Gamay, Syrah, Cabernet Franc, Malbec, Tempranillo or a Bordeaux-blend from France or Spain and that’s really about it. The cellar practices should be telling here. So I think there is some winemaking that’s a major part of this story. I exclude Malbec and Tempranillo because I can’t really think of producers that’s would be this…eccentric? I kinda like Syrah but I don’t really get any rotundone. So I’m leaning towards this being a natural producer of Beaujolais with some serious stem inclusion. Final conclusion: Gamay, from France, from Burgundy, from Beaujolias, Beaujolais-Villages 2021. Dammit…freaking Cabernet Franc from Baudry. I should have spent a little more time considering Chinon. Though, this is poopiest Baudry I can recall in some time. For the most part, I love this producer. Certainly a wine of character that tight ropes the line of Brettanomyces gone too far. Drink now.