Olga Raffault

Les Picasses Chinon Cabernet Franc 2007

9.6

Stunning bottle - showed really well after 3 hours or so. Maturing, integrated tannin, structured, a nose you wanna swim in… — 9 days ago

with Alsu

Dave, Brian and 11 others liked this

Peter van den Besselaar

‘You wanna swim in’ 👌🤭

Domaine Huet

Le Haut-Lieu Sec Vouvray Chenin Blanc 2022

Ericsson

9.3

Arguably the best producer of dry Chenin Blanc. These wines can age for decades. WSET3 London. — 11 days ago

Tom, Juan and 4 others liked this

Domaine Les Roches (Alain et Jérome Lenoir)

Chinon Cabernet Franc 2005

Doug Powers

9.4

Beautiful Loire Cabernet Franc, just a touch of green in the fruit, but with that cool climate feel, long finish, terrific wine, thanks to Eric Texier for telling us (my wine group) that Lenoir was making great Cab Franc!! — 2 months ago

with Jim

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Ira Schwartz

@Doug Powers Love the Texier anecdote

Doug Powers

@Ira Schwartz, all true, he took us to Domaine Chamonard (we were so cold tasting there that our teeth were literally chattering), also Lapalu and Janin in Beaujolais, always in his own cellars, and we’d spend a day at the Marche aux Vins in Ampuis!! In addition to making fabulous wines himself, Eric was so generous with his knowledge and connections, Lenoir in Chinon being another one!!

Ira Schwartz

@Doug Powers I know it’s all true. Some of the wine folks I hang out with are close to him and every time he would visit NYC they would have dinners with him.

Domaine Bernard Baudry

Les Granges Chinon Cabernet Franc 2019

Peter van den Besselaar

8.9

Vintage 2019 | Solid Chinon with good structure | paired with tagliatelle deer stew and shi take mushrooms. — 25 days ago

Tom, Doug and 8 others liked this

Domaine Bernard Baudry

Les Grézeaux Chinon Cabernet Franc 2005

Conrad Green

9.3

Loads of character. An inkiness, dark savory fruit. Iron and pepper. Delicious — a month ago

with Peter, Gregg and 1 other

Jan, Jay and 5 others liked this

Domaine Huet

Le Mont Moelleux Vouvray Chenin Blanc 1985

Jeff Ames

Owner/Winemaker Rudius Wines

9.3

Pretty remarkable. I’ve never been able to try an old one of these before, but I’ve always understood. They aged like champs and this thing was crazy. It tasted and looked like it could’ve been bottled last week. If you have any that have been well stored there’s absolutely no rush. — 18 days ago

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