Domaine de Pallus

Les Pensées de Pallus Chinon Cabernet Franc

8.869 ratings
8.716 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 Skupny - Lang & Reed Wine Company

What is not to like about an aromatically fresh France with great fruit and lively acid. Nice drink - bring me a flagon & some music!

What is not to like about an aromatically fresh France with great fruit and lively acid. Nice drink - bring me a flagon & some music!

2 people found it helpfulOct 30th, 2015
Matt

Black raspberry jam, wild flowers, currants, pipe tobacco, cedar wood, smoke, medicinal herbs, wet clay, graphite. Great depth and elegance. So perfumed and heady. Truly a wine the demands your attention one the nose. Palate has great concentration and the burst of acid you expect from a Loire red. Totally out performs the price.

Black raspberry jam, wild flowers, currants, pipe tobacco, cedar wood, smoke, medicinal herbs, wet clay, graphite. Great depth and elegance. So perfumed and heady. Truly a wine the demands your attention one the nose. Palate has great concentration and the burst of acid you expect from a Loire red. Totally out performs the price.

1 person found it helpfulAug 23rd, 2016
Elizabeth Rice

Grippy aromatics followed by grippy earthy notes. Quick finish but when paired with St Nick Teire (the Cheese Nuns cheese!) it brings the fruits out.

Grippy aromatics followed by grippy earthy notes. Quick finish but when paired with St Nick Teire (the Cheese Nuns cheese!) it brings the fruits out.

Apr 23rd, 2016
Adam Knoerzer

Frah and light, peppers and graphite, raspberries. Yes.

Frah and light, peppers and graphite, raspberries. Yes.

Dec 19th, 2015
Matt Sterr

Aggressive aromatics. Earthy with grit. Medium weight.

Aggressive aromatics. Earthy with grit. Medium weight.

Sep 30th, 2015
Tom Garrett

WInemaker Detert Family Vineayrds

8.7

Lovely floral fruit and herb. Bright, lean and tight with verve of tannin and acid. Opens with air and better with a few more years in the cellar

Lovely floral fruit and herb. Bright, lean and tight with verve of tannin and acid. Opens with air and better with a few more years in the cellar

Jul 30th, 2015
John Skupny - Lang & Reed Wine Company

I think this is one of the Vin de l'annes of Pallus in Cravant , nice pure and clean.

I think this is one of the Vin de l'annes of Pallus in Cravant , nice pure and clean.

Jul 6th, 2015
Patrick Sullivan

Western Mountain Regional manager estates division of Jackson Family Wines

8.9

Very nice, not over the top can franc from chinon.

Very nice, not over the top can franc from chinon.

May 2nd, 2015
Jan Laursen

Jeg har fået den før og ku bedre li 11’eren. Denne årgang er let skinger i syren. Men stadig en læskende Cab Franc, med noter af rabarber, kirsebær, peber, urter.

Jeg har fået den før og ku bedre li 11’eren. Denne årgang er let skinger i syren. Men stadig en læskende Cab Franc, med noter af rabarber, kirsebær, peber, urter.

Jan 18th, 2019
Matthew Woodall

New oak on the nose and bright acidity and raspberry fruit on the palette.

New oak on the nose and bright acidity and raspberry fruit on the palette.

Jan 21st, 2018