2023 | M. Plouzeau Chinon Rive Gauche | Loire Domaine Creusserome An inky dark

An inky dark

The 2020 Barolo Rocche dell’Annunziata is a terrific wine from Renato Corino's cru par excellence

The wine is soft

balance and al dente fruit

this layers fresh and steeped cherry with singed apple wood

2023 | M. Plouzeau Chinon Rive Gauche | Loire Domaine Creusserome An inky darkIt 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