2023 | M. Plouzeau Chinon Rive Gauche | Loire Louis de Belair Big noseful of ripe pear

Big noseful of ripe pear

The slightly grippy finish features a parting note of violet

This elegant and refined wine is made from the indigenous Greco grape variety

Stunning elegance on the nose

2023 | M. Plouzeau Chinon Rive Gauche | Loire Louis de Belair Big noseful of ripe pearIt 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