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• KPB Likes this wine: 90 points

  July 23, 2023 - Deep maroon. Fresh brioche, black currents, mushroom, green peppers. Compared to ‘15, fruit is a bit sweeter, acidity more pronounced. Finish a bit shorter.
  
  Really needed a gentle decant, at least one hour.

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• UrbanGrill Likes this wine: 90 points

  February 24, 2023 - Drinks very well, quite developed with a nice sweet and sour finish which I really enjoy. Almost has a Tuscany feel to it (sangiovese). Slightly drying, not sure that this is a true "vin de garde"? This is certainly a very good wine but as written in the comment to Julian Marshall's tasting note, from this vintage I slightly prefer Les Picasses which I also think has a longer life ahead of it.

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• Julian Marshall Likes this wine: 93 points

  May 13, 2022 - This is made using a selection from the oldest plots of the domaine. It spends two to three years in used oak barrels before release, which explains why the 2014 is still available and why the 2015 is the youngest available now.
  
  The bouquet is fresh and floral, with peonies, loganberries, a hint of rosehip and violet. The first sip is immediately arresting - a deep blend of dark raspberry and redcurrant, before it moves out into a fascinating combination of dark cherry, violet, a little light Victoria plum, then some crisp blackcurrant on the long, intense finish. Still slightly tannic, there is the same peppery leanness of the Picasses, but if there is any oak, this is very much in the background. One of the best 14s I've tried, this is really delicious.
  
  Comparing the Singulière to the Picasses is not fair on the latter. In the mouth, the difference is clear from the first sip - the Picasses 2014 is certainly very good, but the intensity of the Singulière makes it just so much better. The fruit is not at all sugary, it is very much in the current Loire style, so fresh, crisp and crunchy. The long and the short of it is that the Singulière has the fruit which the Picasses lacks.
  
  I'm not sure this is quite at the level of the very best Chinons, but it certainly is very close and it would be fun to try one with a Croix Boissée, because there is a definite similarity. The other similarity which I do not like is the heavy bottle - I really don't see the point of this sort of "statement".

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• Donjcorleone Likes this wine: 93 points

  February 1, 2022 - Double decanted and this showed wonderful aromas of blackcurrant, forest floor and old reclaimed wood that led to a plush, balanced, blackberry and white pepper driven profile that turned to mineral on the finish. 93+

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• Vintage 2014
• Type Red
• Producer Olga Raffault
• Varietal Cabernet Franc
• Designation n/a
• Vineyard La Singulière
• Country France
• Region Loire Valley
• SubRegion Touraine
• Appellation Chinon

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• Consumed 10 (12%)

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