Philippe Alliet

Chinon Cabernet Franc

9.116 ratings

9.21 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

9.8

Ripe tannins, nice red fruit, acidity and minerality. 25+ yr old vines, low yield. Tasty!

Ripe tannins, nice red fruit, acidity and minerality. 25+ yr old vines, low yield. Tasty!

1 person found it helpfulOct 14th, 2013

9.2

Mmm mmmmm...

Mmm mmmmm...

Sep 7th, 2013

9.0

Much smoother than in 2021 when first had the 2018 vintage. It’s thrown a lot of sediment. $22.

Much smoother than in 2021 when first had the 2018 vintage. It’s thrown a lot of sediment. $22.

Nov 11th, 2023

Pierre-nicolas Chabanel

8.9

Vintage 2015

Vintage 2015

Mar 28th, 2020

Antoine Bouchard

8.9

THE reference in Chinon. I opened the bottle 5 hours before drinking it (it needs it) since it is quite young but nonetheless charming, tasty and greedy too! Nice cassis notes with souple tannins, along with balanced vegetal flavors which makes Cabernet franc so special and this wine a real pleasure.

THE reference in Chinon. I opened the bottle 5 hours before drinking it (it needs it) since it is quite young but nonetheless charming, tasty and greedy too! Nice cassis notes with souple tannins, along with balanced vegetal flavors which makes Cabernet franc so special and this wine a real pleasure.

Oct 24th, 2016

Alexandre Bouchard

8.5

Ok

Ok

May 4th, 2016

9.5

Smooth with berry and tobacco notes...nothin better as a sipper

Smooth with berry and tobacco notes...nothin better as a sipper

Feb 9th, 2016

8.9

Good cab franc

Good cab franc

Nov 29th, 2015

8.6

A touch of sulphur on the nose. Pine and mint on the finish. Cherries and cassis all the way through. At Juniper & Ivy with Vacit & Sheila.

A touch of sulphur on the nose. Pine and mint on the finish. Cherries and cassis all the way through. At Juniper & Ivy with Vacit & Sheila.

Sep 8th, 2015

9.0

Laura had this 6 years ago

Laura had this 6 years ago

Feb 6th, 2018