2023 | M. Plouzeau Chinon Rive Gauche | Loire Louis de Belair Stunning elegance on the nose

Stunning elegance on the nose

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

This comes largely from the Muscat in the wine

In the finish grated grapefruit peel

It’s full-to medium-bodied with chewy tannins and a savory finish

2023 | M. Plouzeau Chinon Rive Gauche | Loire Louis de Belair Stunning elegance on the noseIt 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