Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.4

Stunning nose of vivid tobacco, gorgeous cassis, saddle leather, earth and mineral. Really intense nose. Wow the tobacco and leather are on overdrive. Supple and ripe palate with firm tannins and terrific freshness and some nice opulence but allied with energy. Terrific concentration and super intense mouth coating minerality. This will surely evolve with air and needed a break from Pinot. — 20 days ago

Roberto Carli

8.9

Slightly underripe strawberry, white mushrooms and herbs. Mousse is abundant but not so fine or persistent. Not much from the lees — 3 years ago

Jodi Suguitan

8.9

Les Annes 30 in Chinon — 5 years ago

with Dani

Roberto Carli

9.4

Opened a great wine at the wrong time. Clocking at 35yo, like a wise grandpa it has wisdom to share but only talks when it’s quiet. Right after opening it has a mix of ripe, evolved pyrazines but with an hour or so the black olives are there in your face like in cote rotie, with a touch of their brine but without the VA you would expect. dried black fruit makes an appearance, even a medium bodied texture (!!!) which already isn’t Chinon’s strength and fine tannins still with some good grip, leading to a bright lingering acidity. Of course it can’t stay too long in the glass as the age shows some fragility. Still, it delivers — 3 months ago

Daniel M

9.2

No notes. Reunion with friends — 3 years ago

neeraj chhabra

9.8

2018. Amazing — 4 years ago

Kristen Carlson-Bye

9.0

Crisp, clean with kiwi hints and nerds candy — 2 years ago

Peter van den Besselaar

9.2

Vintage 2015 | this archetypical Cabernet franc surprises me. Velvety taste, super rounded. Love it! Paired with a steak and sweet grilled bell peppers. — 2 years ago

Peter van den Besselaar

9.1

Vintage 2015 | lovely expression of raspberries, light footed and enough body — 4 years ago

E & K G

9.2

Mushrooms, forest floor, potpourri of red fruit... amazing old Chinon!!! — 5 years ago