Very nice, well aged. Great firm fruit with a bit of black pepper and green pepper. A floral note. Nice tight acidity along with firm fruit and wood. Rides a great line between full fruit and lean structure. Really good now and for the next...5-8(?) years.
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Lovely dark fruit, coffee, earth, smoke. Has a good dried herbal note but also good round fruit, not too lean. Dark tar and good bracing acid. A really nice wine, drinking well. I'd say this is early drinking window. Drink now till 2028.
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Very deep shade of red with high optical density and medium plus to high reflectivity. Big, intense, juicy nose, with ripe dark sour cherry, aromatic spice (cinnamon and xylene), tobacco, and some garden soil. Medium plus to full body, refreshing medium acidity, and nice structured, open-textured tannins. Flavours of red fruit, and tart apple orchard on the attack. The spice comes on soon after the approach, with cloves, cinnamon, and earthy celery seed mixing with the fruit. Full midpalate, with an almost wild, feral character whipping up the tart flavours around a juicy frame of earthy vegetal notes. Absolutely rebellious, strong in character, and yet with a smooth appeal. The finish is of tart apple and spices powered with tobacco dust, and lingers for good length and intensity.
This is really nice wine- very drinkable and juicy, but with some complexity and swirling bad manners (but in a good way). A very fun wine to drink, and structured enough to be a wonderful complement to food. Condensed and powerful, yet suave and masculine, this is well-made, transparent and reflective wine. I really like the style, with the only thing over the top being a charming disregard for the rules- here is power and authenticity in one package- nice! Certainly has the structure to age, and could improve, but if you like a controlled wild, can definitely be enjoyed now!
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Deep and rich, yet transparent and see-through-able. Aromas of tobacco, spice, sour cherry, roasted beat, loam, capsicum and gym sock. Medium bodied with plenty of drying, slightly chunky tannin, lots of sour cherry, great energy and acid, well balanced and a clean, dry, mouth watering finish. Right up my alley, so good. Great with chinjarosu, still primary and nowhere near its peak. Try again in three years.
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Very nice wine. Juicy, but not overdone (particularly given the ripe vintage) - I'm finding this to be the case with all of the Joguets I've been trying and I'm really becoming a big fan. Great Chinon character. Improved a great deal with time open and the last glass was by far the best. Not a long term ager, but should improve with 5-8 years, maybe longer.
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Restrained, rich aromas of dark cherry, blueberry, tobacco leaf and olive with hints of prosthetic limb and felt tipped marker. Medium bodied and savory on the palate with plenty of firm, dry tannin, medium+ acid, excellent balance, a salty note and a slightly clipped finish. This took 4 hours to open up and even then swirling the glass caused it to shut down. This needs more time. 5 years? It should turn into something beautiful. Everything is in the right place. Enjoyed with a hamburg steak and home fries (sans ketchup).
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I think 88 is fair for this uninspiring wine. Smooth and easy to drink. Earthy background taste with some tannins in the background. On Day 2 (left this bottle out with the cork in), it was just a bit lighter than the day before. Got my moneyesworth at $20. I'll let my other bottle sleep until 2016 to see how the tannins flesh out. FYI, I purchased this by accident.
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Classic Chinon. The fruit is still showing boldly. This bottling didn't strike me as having much depth or complexity my last go and it still doesn't. It's new to the lineup and I'm not sure where they are going with it but I find a couple of their other bottlings as much better values and even better wines at lower prices. A good basic Chinon but pickup the Petit Roches from Joguet rather than this one.
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No notes taken. Drank well over two nights. Juicer and deeper than many Chinons, but not out of balance, great Cab Franc fruit, typical, little to no green.
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Fat and round initially the strong acidic core really didn't make itself known until about 30 minutes. Strong plummy cassis fruity characters jump out of this. There are some secondary soil, tobacco and reductive notes here and there. The tannins feel woody and are a bit astringent right now. This is a focused wine right now showing its fruit firstly though it tightens up getting fairly tight. The even pure fruit over the focused core of acid makes this a very pretty wine. I'm not sure the upside is very high but it is a very good Chinon that will benefit from short term rest.
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9/5/2023 - MRichman wrote:
Very nice, well aged. Great firm fruit with a bit of black pepper and green pepper. A floral note. Nice tight acidity along with firm fruit and wood. Rides a great line between full fruit and lean structure. Really good now and for the next...5-8(?) years.
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7/9/2023 - Winiac wrote: 90 Points
Balanced. Past prime but totally drinkable and together. Flavors have lost the focus.
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11/29/2018 - MRichman wrote:
Lovely dark fruit, coffee, earth, smoke. Has a good dried herbal note but also good round fruit, not too lean. Dark tar and good bracing acid. A really nice wine, drinking well. I'd say this is early drinking window. Drink now till 2028.
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1/27/2017 - ajbergren wrote: 90 Points
Very deep shade of red with high optical density and medium plus to high reflectivity. Big, intense, juicy nose, with ripe dark sour cherry, aromatic spice (cinnamon and xylene), tobacco, and some garden soil. Medium plus to full body, refreshing medium acidity, and nice structured, open-textured tannins. Flavours of red fruit, and tart apple orchard on the attack. The spice comes on soon after the approach, with cloves, cinnamon, and earthy celery seed mixing with the fruit. Full midpalate, with an almost wild, feral character whipping up the tart flavours around a juicy frame of earthy vegetal notes. Absolutely rebellious, strong in character, and yet with a smooth appeal. The finish is of tart apple and spices powered with tobacco dust, and lingers for good length and intensity.
This is really nice wine- very drinkable and juicy, but with some complexity and swirling bad manners (but in a good way). A very fun wine to drink, and structured enough to be a wonderful complement to food. Condensed and powerful, yet suave and masculine, this is well-made, transparent and reflective wine. I really like the style, with the only thing over the top being a charming disregard for the rules- here is power and authenticity in one package- nice! Certainly has the structure to age, and could improve, but if you like a controlled wild, can definitely be enjoyed now!
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8/20/2016 - kdsipe wrote: 91 Points
Deep and rich, yet transparent and see-through-able. Aromas of tobacco, spice, sour cherry, roasted beat, loam, capsicum and gym sock. Medium bodied with plenty of drying, slightly chunky tannin, lots of sour cherry, great energy and acid, well balanced and a clean, dry, mouth watering finish. Right up my alley, so good. Great with chinjarosu, still primary and nowhere near its peak. Try again in three years.
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8/24/2015 - geeky? not sure wrote:
Very nice wine. Juicy, but not overdone (particularly given the ripe vintage) - I'm finding this to be the case with all of the Joguets I've been trying and I'm really becoming a big fan. Great Chinon character. Improved a great deal with time open and the last glass was by far the best. Not a long term ager, but should improve with 5-8 years, maybe longer.
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5/19/2015 - kdsipe wrote: 91 Points
Restrained, rich aromas of dark cherry, blueberry, tobacco leaf and olive with hints of prosthetic limb and felt tipped marker. Medium bodied and savory on the palate with plenty of firm, dry tannin, medium+ acid, excellent balance, a salty note and a slightly clipped finish. This took 4 hours to open up and even then swirling the glass caused it to shut down. This needs more time. 5 years? It should turn into something beautiful. Everything is in the right place. Enjoyed with a hamburg steak and home fries (sans ketchup).
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3/11/2015 - 560 B&W Likes this wine: 88 Points
PnP. A bit rustic. Better on day two and might improve in a couple years. 13%
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5/5/2014 - dhammer53 wrote: 88 Points
I think 88 is fair for this uninspiring wine. Smooth and easy to drink. Earthy background taste with some tannins in the background. On Day 2 (left this bottle out with the cork in), it was just a bit lighter than the day before. Got my moneyesworth at $20. I'll let my other bottle sleep until 2016 to see how the tannins flesh out. FYI, I purchased this by accident.
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4/10/2014 - WetRock wrote:
Classic Chinon. The fruit is still showing boldly. This bottling didn't strike me as having much depth or complexity my last go and it still doesn't. It's new to the lineup and I'm not sure where they are going with it but I find a couple of their other bottlings as much better values and even better wines at lower prices. A good basic Chinon but pickup the Petit Roches from Joguet rather than this one.
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3/7/2014 - Biglama Likes this wine: 91 Points
heerlijk, goed gemaakt, rijp en sappig
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6/16/2013 - BoireBio Likes this wine: 85 Points
16/20 * * * 1/2 SAQ: 22$
VISUEL: rubis, cerise
OLFACTIF: terreux, cerises intenses. Nez assez exceptionnel et d'une originalité certaine
GUSTATIF: Beau Chinon riche et complet. saveurs profondes et bons tanins. Fruits concentrés en bouche avec une longue finale fruitée
ENSEMBLE: excellent Chinon
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1/1/2013 - tward Likes this wine: 88 Points
No notes taken. Drank well over two nights. Juicer and deeper than many Chinons, but not out of balance, great Cab Franc fruit, typical, little to no green.
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10/22/2012 - tendring Likes this wine: 90 Points
Slightly oaky nose.
This wine tastes wonderful now, raspberries, very long, will keep well.
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9/22/2011 - WetRock wrote:
Fat and round initially the strong acidic core really didn't make itself known until about 30 minutes. Strong plummy cassis fruity characters jump out of this. There are some secondary soil, tobacco and reductive notes here and there. The tannins feel woody and are a bit astringent right now. This is a focused wine right now showing its fruit firstly though it tightens up getting fairly tight. The even pure fruit over the focused core of acid makes this a very pretty wine. I'm not sure the upside is very high but it is a very good Chinon that will benefit from short term rest.
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