Domaine du Roncée Chinon Clos des Marronniers

Medium purplish ruby color. Smells like blueberry, blackberry and plum trio, along with a strong graphite and crushed rock minerality. Light to medium body, medium acid and finish, with flavors of consistent fruits and strong minerality. Textbook Chinon, and I'm a fan.

By the glass. Unfortunately this mini-tasting of CF from Loire have reaffirmed my initial positions: the wines of this area are as they are, alright, but my particular taste will never feel tied to this denomination, especially since time doesn’t seem to affect them until one day they decay irredeemably. This bottle is not, will not be, an exception. My palate is really tired, saturated. Missing white acidity to clean it up. Also Saumur-Champigny. Por copas. Desgraciadamente esta mini-cata de …