Firm and serious minerals with juicy, juicy fruit. Kiwi, green citrus, apple and taffy. This has tremendous concentration; it’s powerful and lithe. Grippy and tactile green fruits coat the mouth and linger. Just right acidity, very balanced. Stunning bottle.
Firm and serious minerals with juicy, juicy fruit. Kiwi, green citrus, apple and taffy. This has tremendous concentration; it’s powerful and lithe. Grippy and tactile green fruits coat the mouth and linger. Just right acidity, very balanced. Stunning bottle.
Oct 7th, 2022
The ripeness of the 2018 vintage gives an almost Syrah/Viognier character to the Chinon La Croix Boissée, which offers sweet black fruit and a creamy apricot note. Sumptuous yet never ever opulent, it's almost as if the wine's just done a yoga class. Plentiful tannins give the inside of your cheeks a chalky rub, while there's surprising freshness considering the ripeness, leading to a lengthy finish. This is a baby that will turn out to be a great adult. (Rebecca Gibb MW, Vinous, October 2021)
The ripeness of the 2018 vintage gives an almost Syrah/Viognier character to the Chinon La Croix Boissée, which offers sweet black fruit and a creamy apricot note. Sumptuous yet never ever opulent, it's almost as if the wine's just done a yoga class. Plentiful tannins give the inside of your cheeks a chalky rub, while there's surprising freshness considering the ripeness, leading to a lengthy finish. This is a baby that will turn out to be a great adult. (Rebecca Gibb MW, Vinous, October 2021)
Oct 7th, 2021
Good wine, but not as much cut, energy, as anticipated.
Good wine, but not as much cut, energy, as anticipated.
Oct 1st, 2020A surprising Chenin Blanc from Chinon’s tuffeau soils, the result of long, long fermentation (12 months) in 500-liter barrel. On the nose, wet earth, citrus blossom and honeysuckle, then full-bodied with lots of peach, clementine and even mango flavors, a salty core, and a dry, stony finish. (Jason Wilson, Vinous, July 2020)
A surprising Chenin Blanc from Chinon’s tuffeau soils, the result of long, long fermentation (12 months) in 500-liter barrel. On the nose, wet earth, citrus blossom and honeysuckle, then full-bodied with lots of peach, clementine and even mango flavors, a salty core, and a dry, stony finish. (Jason Wilson, Vinous, July 2020)
Jul 23rd, 2020
Chinon, Touraine, Loire Valley, France
