Jean-Maurice Raffault

Les Galuches Chinon Cabernet Franc

8.531 ratings
8.63 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
Zak Kilson

Nice floral notes, good fruit, and earth from a solid producer

Nice floral notes, good fruit, and earth from a solid producer

Oct 24th, 2014
Callan Clendenin

Delicious Chinon showing earth and ripe berries. A perfect “bistro wine” at like 18 dollars

Delicious Chinon showing earth and ripe berries. A perfect “bistro wine” at like 18 dollars

Jun 3rd, 2020
Russ Kujan

Balanced red raspberries, herbaceous, white pepper, game notes, pleasant light body

Balanced red raspberries, herbaceous, white pepper, game notes, pleasant light body

Mar 3rd, 2018
MaJ CappS

One waft, and the cellar dust clings to the nose hairs.

Sharp stabs of stone fruits and staves.
Light in body, yet still makes itself known. I can see this one with some cubed ice, by a drizzled fall fire.

One waft, and the cellar dust clings to the nose hairs.

Sharp stabs of stone fruits and staves.
Light in body, yet still makes itself known. I can see this one with some cubed ice, by a drizzled fall fire.

Nov 9th, 2017
Patrick Goo

Nice Fresh Chenin. Looks lighter than it tastes. Strong bold middle and lightens up on the finish. Great food wine.

Nice Fresh Chenin. Looks lighter than it tastes. Strong bold middle and lightens up on the finish. Great food wine.

Jul 31st, 2017
Stephanie Cain

Vanilla with smokey dust. Light and dry.

Vanilla with smokey dust. Light and dry.

Mar 5th, 2017
Katie Journeay

Austin wine merchant

Austin wine merchant

Feb 19th, 2017
Aaron Fossi

Maybe corked. Tasted terrible. Like chlorine.

Maybe corked. Tasted terrible. Like chlorine.

Dec 22nd, 2016
Nikki Weyandt

Wow, love this nose. Smells of perfumed lavender and flowers, oregano, herbs, rosemary, and earthiness . Oregano, spice, earth, rosemary, flowers, lavender all confirmed on palate. Love this wine!

Wow, love this nose. Smells of perfumed lavender and flowers, oregano, herbs, rosemary, and earthiness . Oregano, spice, earth, rosemary, flowers, lavender all confirmed on palate. Love this wine!

Nov 24th, 2016
Nicole Ruiz Hudson

Bright Black cherries, herbs, a little tobacco and potpourri. I think it could have used a little more air, but nice acidity and help up decently against various food flavors including on the spicy and slightly sweet ends. (Good but remember liking it more last time. Like I said, prob needed more air.)

Bright Black cherries, herbs, a little tobacco and potpourri. I think it could have used a little more air, but nice acidity and help up decently against various food flavors including on the spicy and slightly sweet ends. (Good but remember liking it more last time. Like I said, prob needed more air.)

Oct 26th, 2016