October 28, 2023 - What a gem. A totally different of expression of Cab Franc and Baudry's wines... so elegant, almost soft, but full of life. Really loved this.
August 27, 2023 - This wine was nicely balanced with a less pronounced nose and character than the Breton and the Rougeard but still quite nice and sort of sat in the middle between somewhat rustic and full (Breton) and elegant and complex (Rougeard). EWG Loire dinner at Otono
August 27, 2023 - This is a lovely wine. Fall leaves, tobacco, dark red fruits, hint of green pepper. There is depth and nice balance. A really nice Chinon. No doubt this will continue to develop with age.
July 3, 2021 - Deep as the Mines of Moria, this has a penetrating quality where the aromas and flavors become images in the mind, and not just the impressions of the senses. It is clearly Cabernet Franc, but it transcends Chinon, reaching towards a singular expression that defines a place, rather than being merely of a place. There is fruit, and tobacco, as well as an earthy quality, but it’s the sum of the parts that is different, that’s larger in its being.
March 27, 2020 - Totally a pointe for my taste right now: medium weight, silky tannins, gorgeous red fruit, smoke, earth, pencil lead. It's got it all, in a graceful package. Last night with broiled venison chops it was singing.
May 25, 2019 - Glorious showing. This is getting better and better in the bottle, with the rough edges smoothing out and so much more depth and intensity to the tobacco, green herbal notes, and other savoury characteristics here than I remember from my last bottle. The red fruit is fresh and vibrant as ever, and the overall balance here is just fantastic. Glad I have a couple more.
March 13, 2018 - First of 3 bottles. I agree this has the makings to be a stunning wine. Revisit in 3-4 years.
September 25, 2017 - Really smooth, balanced and just a joy to drink. Classic soil and some green pepper and also hints of damp earth coupled with red fruit and spice.
December 19, 2016 - Phenomenal wine. So fragrant and compelling with an intense core of bright red and dark berried fruit, green forestal and herbal notes, tree bark, pine needles, and other savoury scents that make it hard to move away from the scent here. The palate is so elegant - very finessed and lightweight with some fine grained tannins on the back end suggesting this could still use more time, but it's already a wow experience. Glad I still have a few more.
December 19, 2016 - Leather, herbs, forest, deep red fruit; "clean funk" on the nose. Beautiful, silky palate; herbal, forest; like drinking a pine tree with red fruit. Amazing nose, yummy palate. Not yet a lot of complexity, but i expect that to change with a few more years in bottle. 91-94