Philippe Alliet

Vieilles Vignes Chinon Cabernet Franc

8.819 ratings

8.84 pro ratings

Chinon, Touraine, Loire Valley, France

Cabernet Franc

Exotic Spices, Baking Spices, Hard Cheese, Blue Cheese, Chili & Hot Spicy, Pungent Cheese, Potato, White Rice, Herbs, Tomato-Based, Pasta, Mushrooms, Onion, Shallot, Garlic, Salami & Prosciutto, Beef, Soft Cheese, Chicken, Lamb, Turkey, Pork, Duck, Venison

Top Notes For

8.9

Sweet Sweet funk.

Sweet Sweet funk.

Apr 20th, 2015

9.1

Lively, Cabernet franc turned up to eleven!

Lively, Cabernet franc turned up to eleven!

Dec 12th, 2016

9.0

Still to young, little bit green

Still to young, little bit green

Jan 30th, 2016

Pinotman /// Andreas

8.9

Best Chinon in my tasting. Classic herb like character beautiful tannins if you like Cab Franc this is a winner.

Best Chinon in my tasting. Classic herb like character beautiful tannins if you like Cab Franc this is a winner.

Nov 14th, 2015

8.0

Very enjoyable, in more of a new world style, but still delicious, tannins eased after 2 hours or so, very nice

Very enjoyable, in more of a new world style, but still delicious, tannins eased after 2 hours or so, very nice

Sep 17th, 2015

Laurent Sellier

8.0

Earthy...

Earthy...

Aug 28th, 2015

Had 2012 at Atelier Joel Robuchon in Paris. Typical Loire nose. Very strong finish. 90

Had 2012 at Atelier Joel Robuchon in Paris. Typical Loire nose. Very strong finish. 90

May 29th, 2015

Master Sommelier

8.6

Jason had this 8 years ago

Jason had this 8 years ago

Apr 29th, 2016

GiGi Bissonnette

8.7

GiGi had this 9 years ago

GiGi had this 9 years ago

Jul 20th, 2015

Nicolas Bazinet

9.0

Nicolas had this 9 years ago

Nicolas had this 9 years ago

Dec 30th, 2014