katarina ammann

9.0

Red fruits, raspberries or strawberries in a very not-fresh way. Medium bodied with little tannins. — 3 months ago

Conrad Green

9.1

Slightly drying fruit. Good clarity. Dark plum, black pepper, violets. Good — 8 months ago

with Peter, Gregg and 1 other

Austin Hohnke

9.2

Inaugural vintage of this bottling. 10-year-old Chenin vines in the Picasses lieu dit. Lemon curd, baked apple, spiced pear, and peach. Long and waxy. Very good now but tuck some away. — 2 years ago

Ellen Clifford

8.9

Give it some time and space and it speaks its (subtle but effective) mind. — 6 years ago

Hum

9.1

One of the best Cab Francs I’ve ever had ... stunning silky smooth vintage, profound complexity, yet subtle earth and finesse. — 7 years ago

Mike Evans

9.2

A blend of 60% Côt and 40% Cabernet Franc, with tiny amounts of Cabernet Sauvignon and Pineau d’Aunis, this chameleon of a wine starts out showing its Cabernet Franc character with dark fruit and herbs, then with some air the pure purple fruit Côt steps forward to lead the orchestra for a while, before receding to let the Cabernet Franc again command the stage, though this time in a more rustic, olive-tinged, herbal style that reminds me a lot of Olga Raffault's 2009 Chinon Les Picasses. It has plenty of tannin but plenty of fruit to keep it balanced. Fun, interesting, and pleasurable on a primal level that nourishes the soul and the body. Based on my experience with 1997, 1998, and 1999 Côts and the 1999 Cabernet in recent years, I expect that it has years of pleasure left to offer. — 8 years ago

with Eric

Kevin Arndt

Specialist Grand Vin Colorado

9.0

Legit with a long finish. Would drink again for sure — 5 months ago

Mandi Speidel

City Territory Chicago, Maverick Wine Company

9.0

Attempting to clean the house — 5 months ago

Mark S.

9.0

White flower. Oak. Very special Chinen Blanc. Rich. Citrus. Acidity. Jean-Maurice Raffault chinon chenin blanc Les Baffes @1600, Eric, 250205 — a year ago

Robert Torretti

9.3

Strong, classic Graves Bordeaux. The cab franc was certainly present on the nose, perhaps because this was the sipping wine next to a 2009 Olga Raffault Chinon. Still good presence of darker fruits, with leather, earth and cedar. Nice mouthfeel. — 5 years ago

with Suprotik

Christine T

9.0

This was DELICIOUS! Love chinons and this one just stunned. Esp the nose — 6 years ago

Peter Sultan

8.9

Funny, when I first drank this my notes were a ‘meh’ kind of experience- just too shallow, the freshness & acidity there, nicely formed, slightly underripe blackberries, but it’s stuck in 2nd gear. After forgetting to get my notes down, I had a previously un recalled memory: the bottle really needs more time. I want to say it’s like a Raffault Chinon in its ‘dumb’ phase. — 7 years ago

with Owen

Jane Ainsworth

8.9

Tannic at first but opened up nicely after being decanted. — 8 years ago

Katie Ross

9.0

(Natural) Bright on the nose, citrus, floral, minerality highly drinkable — 5 months ago

Andrew Schirmer

9.6

Stunning bottle - showed really well after 3 hours or so. Maturing, integrated tannin, structured, a nose you wanna swim in… — 7 months ago

with Alsu

Peter Sultan

9.0

May not have the character of say a Baudry or Raffault Chinon, but still a profoundly true-to-terroir Chinon with all that fine grained dark berry earthiness, low on the funko-meter, & just plain ol’ low alcohol fun. Paired with brunch cheesy egg casserole of Gruyère, nutmeg, Parmesan etc that soaks overnight in Half & Half. — 2 years ago

Peter Sultan

9.2

I had with Passover meal. I have always found to be closed & more ‘ dumb’ in its infancy- almost like Olga Raffault chinon. Yet all the juicy & rewarding red fruit is there. Kermit importer. — 5 years ago

Andrew Lohse

9.1

Fresh and crunchy—lucid, pure red fruit, gravel, some savory green — 6 years ago

Daniel McGeough

9.1

One of my favorite Chinon producers for sure! 😬🍷😮🍷🔥 — 8 years ago

Samvel Simonyants

8.9

16/IX/2017
Спелая вишня, черника, чёрная смородина с плодоножками, горький шоколад, карандашная стружка, намёк на графит. Среднетелое, с мелкозернистыми танинами и высокой кислотностью. В послевкусии тёмные и красные ягоды со взбитыми сливками. Пока что не до конца интегрирований дуб; хороший потенциал. 16,5+/20 — 9 years ago