Château de la Grille

Chinon Cabernet Franc

8.863 ratings
8.910 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
John Howard

Harvest production at Hirsch and Cobb Wineries

9.5

Insane! Prob the best cab franc based wine we’ve had. Perfect balance of fruit/pepper and slate. On the ripe side but that just makes it more drinkable now. Killer!

Insane! Prob the best cab franc based wine we’ve had. Perfect balance of fruit/pepper and slate. On the ripe side but that just makes it more drinkable now. Killer!

1 person found it helpfulAug 22nd, 2024
Peter van den Besselaar

Vintage 2006, is just starting to lose its youthfull hardness, many plums and some vanilla. Decanted it five hours before partnering it with saddle of hare. #loveit #chinon

Vintage 2006, is just starting to lose its youthfull hardness, many plums and some vanilla. Decanted it five hours before partnering it with saddle of hare. #loveit #chinon

Nov 21st, 2015
Will Burkholder

Owner Fine Wine Dump

9.1

Thx for sharing Leitch family!

Thx for sharing Leitch family!

Oct 25th, 2015
Maxence Guilluy

Grilled red fruits 2007

Grilled red fruits 2007

Sep 24th, 2015
Kyle Doucet-Walter

Didn't wow me.

Didn't wow me.

Oct 27th, 2014
Maxence Guilluy

Soft, red cherry, tence, tannins

Soft, red cherry, tence, tannins

Sep 23rd, 2013
Robert Ahlstrom

Ruby with some opacity, peppery currants and abrupt finish. Doesn’t linger.

Ruby with some opacity, peppery currants and abrupt finish. Doesn’t linger.

Jun 3rd, 2024
Centura Churchill

Beautiful bouquet of cherries and cinnamon.

Beautiful bouquet of cherries and cinnamon.

Feb 12th, 2019
Rob Krapf

Plums, cherry. Nice.

Plums, cherry. Nice.

Sep 23rd, 2018
Nick Justice

A bit past it's prime. Nice dry red though ;)

A bit past it's prime. Nice dry red though ;)

Apr 29th, 2017