Tasting note

From Domaine de la Noblaie’s top parcel, planted in the 1940s. Aged 18 months in mix of new and old oak, clay and porcelain amphora. Pretty and expressive nose of violet, raspberry and black olive. Fruity and light on its feet, offering flavors of bright blackberry and blueberry, with attractive chalkiness at the edges and a friendly, juicy finish. Light, cool and elegant. This would easily and happily convert the Cabernet Franc skeptic in your life.

Score: 93

Jason Wilson, Vinous.com, July 2020

Fermented in an ancient stone vat, the 2017 Chinon Pierre de Tuf is from two low-yielding plots on kaoline (clay-silex) soils. It is a dark colored, very deep and spicy, enormously concentrated Cabernet Franc with smoky but most of all dark berry flavors. Sweet, soft, very rich and powerful but elegant and well balanced, this is a mouth-filling, almost lush and fleshy Chinon with ripe tannins. A bit untamed and leathery in the beginning but exciting and very promising.

Score: 93

Stephan Reinhardt, August 2021 Week 1, The Wine Advocate, August 2021