April 14, 2024 - Mostly in the red fruit spectrum: cherries, also plums, good structure, now well together, harmonious and elegant.
March 22, 2024 - The wine aged beautifully showing Chinon typicity. Nose with ripe fruit and some tertiaire tones. Great palate showing nice balance but with kich of acidity which makes it very fresh and alive. Quite some years ahead but great now.
March 16, 2024 - 3 hour double decant and this revealed dark, brooding aromas of blackberry, forest floor and mushroom that led to a fresh, burst of blackberry and green pepper flavors that finished with a chalky minerality. 94+
February 7, 2024 - Très bon, style délicat.
July 17, 2023 - Short notice: again a good bottle, still on the young side, with dark red fruit, plums and good structure.
June 8, 2023 - Mix of (mainly)black and red fruit, earthy and saline notes. Dense concentration and good length.
February 12, 2023 - Typé cab franc, il mnque un peu de matière et d'allonge pour justifier son statut d'élite, 91
January 15, 2023 - la Gloire de la Loire...
this took a little air to blow off some sulfurous stink, but it came together beautifully. I have no idea what the previous taster was talking about, as this is gorgeous and has a great acid core. Black and blue fruit encounter copious leafy, earthy and umami accents, this is not so obviously juicy and ripe, but it has a great interplay of elements, and it is balanced enough to be worth following for at least a few more years. It may be at its peak, but it is so far from tired. Decant this for a few hours. We decanted it right away, and it needed time in the glass to open up and dispel its initial stink.
November 21, 2022 - Waited too long on this one. Weak fruit, no acidity left.
June 17, 2022 - Plum in color and plum on the nose and palate, but the dominate traits are the sandalwood, cranberry, raspberry and tobo smoke. Smoke and cinnamon on the finish as well. A balanced, mid-weight wine that leaves you squeezing the bottle to get every drop. Some slight sediment. 13.5% alc. With blue cheeses. 06.17.22. Recommended, leaning toward Highly Recommended.