2002 Philippe Alliet Chinon Vieilles Vignes

Community Tasting Notes (4) Avg Score: 86 points

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  2/21/2021 - eboracum Likes this wine: 87 Points

  My previous bottle suffered from brett contamination which exceeded my quite generous intolerance threshold. This bottle was much better although brett influence was more than perceptible. This time it took this form of an antiseptic overlay on both the nose and palate but it didn't dominate the typical raspberry, Darjeeling tea and charcoal aromas and for me it contributed freshness and complexity. Clearly this lowish level brett presence would disqualify this wine for the anti-brett fundamentalists but I like it a lot more than many modern squeaky clean offerings. Good in spite of its flaw.

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  10/26/2020 - eboracum wrote: 80 Points

  This is a disappointment. A touch of brett is not unusual in Chinon from, say, Alliet or Joguet from around the turn of century but here it dominated. Wet horsey leather with a sharp edge spoiled the nose and, though less marked on the palate, the fruit and other desirable elements were insufficient to balance it and led to a bitter finish. There was no temptation to finish the bottle. I have two bottles left and hope, without confidence, that they will be better.

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  11/7/2014 - phil the agony wrote: 87 Points

  sans notes.

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  9/28/2011 - d'Artagnan wrote: 90 Points

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  Nez un peu tomaté, très cabernet franc avec du poivron, de la fraicheur. La bouche est d'une belle texture, c'est un beau vin de finesse, assez concentré, excellent. 90 pts

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