March 29, 2024 - This is about as good as chinon gets. Fully mature, ripe, rich long and complex wow!
October 29, 2023 - Très bon, sur son plateau: rien ne sert de l'attendre longtemps: à boire d'ici 3-4 ans.
March 7, 2022 - Highly sought after in France; I am pleased to have gotten a few bottles. A profound Chinon in both color and flavor. A deep dive into black berries followed by a voluptuous , spicy finish. Delicious to drink and savor on its own, but really shines with a rich meal of game or roast lamb . Drinking beautifully now
August 2, 2021 - Délicieux! Nez de cerises, de poivron rouge, chocolat. Un vin joufflu et savoureux, un fruit mûr sucré, avec une bonne longueur et une complexité respectable. Rapport qualité/prix imbattable. Prêt à boire mais rien ne presse. 92 pts
July 21, 2021 - Le vin présente de nez intense de poivrons rouges grillés, avec une belle panoplie de nuances. En bouche, on retrouve une belle concentration,. avec une assez longue finale toute en fraîcheur. Moins boisé que les autres Alliet dont je me souviens, moyennement concentrée, cette cuvée a atteint son plateau selon moi : à boire d'ici les 5 prochaines années. 92
June 7, 2021 - Vin rouge de Chinon avec des notes de cerises et de fraises sur une belle complexité. Des notes rondes avec un peu de mordant dans les tannins. 91 sur 100.
June 7, 2021 - Mainly black cherries, deep and concentrated fruit with a lot of salinity, tannins well present. The wine is lingering during the evening between being well accessible and being closed showing bell pepper notes. Some longer snooze in the cellar is recommended.
May 20, 2021 - Nose of forest floor in clean blackberry. Nice wet stone also. Really a lovely nose. Entry is close to the nose, very tasty. Finish is clean and nicely aged, melts in your mouth really. This is the definition of "juicy" in a wine, plush with still a bit of energy. I suppose it can mean lower acidity, but in this older sample it also comes with complexity. Not at all the same as a juicy wine made to drink when bottled. Not flaccid or weak at all, just tasty.
December 31, 2020 - Always a bit of a chance in this area getting a Chinon with ripe fruit, but this showed that in a good vintage with a good winemaker what a delight Chinon can be.
Very dark colour, aromatic nose with some veg and spices, lovely dark cherry flavours wih spice and the tannins well absorbed, some cedar on the finish, a very drinkable bottle but not easy to come by which is a shame.
November 14, 2020 - Strong nose; stone and vegetable in a dark fruit and oak backdrop. Entry is not as strong as the nose and dominated by baked plums. Finish is cedar, tobacco, leather. Tannins are weighty and nicely done. Extended to 2030.