Ron Siegel

9.4

So polished with its silky texture, killer nose showing cherry, berry fruit, meat, blood, crushed rock, savory spices & violets. — 17 days ago

Aaron Tan

9.1

Fresh, fruity, and absolutely divine with Jose Gourmet’s excellent canned fishies. Yum! — 2 months ago

Manj Gunawardane

9.3

Racy, mineral, rich and deep. Nutty, pleasing bitterness. Great qpr. — 3 months ago

Jay Kline

9.3

Popped and poured; enjoyed over three days. Best on Day 3 but slayed from Day 1. The 2021 “P’tit Max” sources fruit from Guy Breton’s oldest vines in Les Charmes; some nearing a century old. It can often be one of the harder expressions from the Gang of Four to find. The wine pours a pale ruby color with a slightly hazy, transparent core and a watery rim. Medium viscosity with no staining of the tears. On the nose, so fresh! Almost like a spring rain shower. The fruit is so beautiful: strawberry, watermelon, kiwi, red flowers mixed with some anise and wet asphalt. On the palate, winsome structure with medium tannin and medium+ acid. Confirming the notes from the nose. The finish is medium+ and I want to spread it over toast. This is drinking so well in its youth but this undoubtedly has a long life ahead. If anyone has multiples, I would recommend enjoying one now and cellaring other bottles to be enjoyed over the next 15+ years. — 4 months ago

Mark Mannebach

9.2

Wine has aged well (2009 vintage). Smooth notes and smooth with bold flavors of cranberry. — 5 days ago

Vasanth Balakrishnan

8.9

Textbook #loirevalley #cabernetfranc, this one from #touraine ; It was late in the evening after happy hour so notes are a bit more approximate than usual. 😜 Pyrazines active, green pepper notes, shy black/purple fruit, soft tannins and a vegetal earthiness on the palate. It could have been served cooler by the bar but nice night cap nonetheless. — 2 months ago

Fabian Kühlhorn

8.9

Might be time to drink up. I feel like the fruit is thinner than a few years ago, and being a pretty light bodied wine, there is just not much else left in the bottle. — 4 months ago

George Spencer

9.2

Long tanning. Tart fruit. Very enjoyable over an hour or two. Wish I had more. — 12 days ago

Julia Geisler

9.3

oh wow 😍 maybe I’m becoming a Loire Cab Franc girl — a month ago

David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.1

Interesting this can be up to 96% Chardonnay. They trade Chardonnay fruit for Pinot to make this. Franck Bonville only grows Chardonnay. 5 grams dosage.

It has excellent mousse and racy acidity. Better depth than the two previous cuvées.

Strawberries, cherries, very light black raspberries, touch of orange citrus, pink grapefruit, their is a tanginess here, nice soft chalkiness & volcanics, saline, sea fossils, white spice, yeast, baguette crust, cheesecake, pink flowers/roses, excellent acidity, nicely balanced with good tension and a nicely polished finish that last a minute.

This is the youngest in the mix and most of the base wine is from 2021…a year filled with weather issues from start to finish. Don’t think you’ll see many producers make a vintage cuvée.

@K&L Rosé tasting in advance of V-day — 3 months ago