Marc Plouzeau

Vive Chinon! Chinon Rive Gauche Cabernet Franc

8.866 ratings

8.87 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

Michael Descamps

8.3

Super fresh. Currants, blackberry flowers, rhubarb, and bay leaf.

Super fresh. Currants, blackberry flowers, rhubarb, and bay leaf.

2 people found it helpfulApr 2nd, 2015

9.0

Ash, pepper, blackberries and raspberries. Medium-light body and good lift. Simple but focused, pure and super pleasing. If there was just a bit more mid palate depth this would be a stunner. As it is, and at $16, it's a tremendous value and beautiful Chinon.

Ash, pepper, blackberries and raspberries. Medium-light body and good lift. Simple but focused, pure and super pleasing. If there was just a bit more mid palate depth this would be a stunner. As it is, and at $16, it's a tremendous value and beautiful Chinon.

1 person found it helpfulJan 30th, 2016

8.7

Savory finish, vegetal/sav blanc middle, interesting

Savory finish, vegetal/sav blanc middle, interesting

1 person found it helpfulJul 3rd, 2015

Gilbert Lara Jr

9.0

2014 vintage

2014 vintage

Jun 16th, 2015

8.7

$18

$18

Feb 19th, 2021

10

Wow dang

Wow dang

Apr 30th, 2019

8.7

21.96 ➡️ 17.57, organic, mild funk

21.96 ➡️ 17.57, organic, mild funk

Apr 11th, 2018

8.9

Will try again. Paired well with our meal (might be best with food). Plenty of flavor without being too heavy.

Will try again. Paired well with our meal (might be best with food). Plenty of flavor without being too heavy.

Sep 20th, 2017

8.6

Classic Chinon. Excellent value. Organic but not too funky.

Classic Chinon. Excellent value. Organic but not too funky.

Sep 3rd, 2017

Christopher J Marx

9.1

Fresh and cris-pay! So good.

Fresh and cris-pay! So good.

Jul 2nd, 2017