Pierre-nicolas Chabanel

8.9

Vintage 2022 — 4 months ago

Sipping Fine Wine

8.9

Ruby with aromas of fresh fruit and floral spice. On the palate flavors of raspberry, cherry and pepper spice with floral notes of rose pedals. Fine dusty tannins, medium+ finish ending with fruit and sweet floral notes. Drink now, getting past its prime! — 7 months ago

Jean-Francois Brunelle

9.4

Superbe bouteille encore en belle forme, d'un équilibre impeccable c'est d'une délicatesse et pureté à couper le souffle. Bouquet de fruits confits et murs, prunes et violette, notes animales, cèdre noble, cacao, moka et caramel fumé. La bouche est toute en douceur comme de la soie et d'une très bonne longueur. Évidemment c'est le temps de le boire il est en pente descendante mais pour un amateur de Bourgogne et de vins fins c'est sublime. Bel accord avec une entrée de fois gras poêlé & poires, et le filet de veau sauce aux champignons. — 3 years ago

Will Stanley

9.4

Jacky Blot sadly passed away recently, and oversaw in his time two Loire domaines that produce Chenin and Cabernet Franc respectively. I tried last year one of his whites, which blew me away, and enjoyed a similar experience with the 2018 ‘Mi-Pente’, a single vineyard Cab Franc from Bourgueil. This being my first wine from Bourgueil and one of a tiny few Cab Francs that I’ve tried from the Loire as a whole, I would have no idea where to place this in a blind tasting. But my word, what a spectacular wine!

It’s so enticing on the nose - initially quite bretty, but then broadening out to reveal aromas of fresh cherry, cranberry and blackcurrant, along with a savoury edge comprising cedar, tobacco, lavender and tomato leaf. The palate is at once fresh but powerful, structured and elegant; savoury with flecks of sweet cherry chocolate. This is an engrossing wine, utterly drinkable with great ageing potential. I am totally smitten, and look forward to trying more wines from this domaine in the future.

94+ — 4 months ago

Byron Hewett

9.1

This was pretty darn good. Green apple, lychee. — 10 months ago

Sean Driscoll

9.3

Believe the hype. — 3 years ago

Becky White

9.4

Light and smooth finish. Hint of sweet fruit flavor. Loved it! — 7 months ago

Agent Babcock

9.6

Outstanding! Luxurious, supple, complex, and perfect for a special dinner. — 7 months ago

Peter Kong

8.9

Fruity nose and acid. Begging for poulet au vin jaune du Jura. — 2 years ago

Stephen Frail

9.5

Very yummy, paired with mushroom raghu over polenta. — 4 years ago