Tasting note

The 2018 Chinon Pierre de Tuf comes from two plots planted on "cornuelles" (flint clay) in 1947 and 1953. Macerated for several weeks in an ancient vat carved into limestone in the 15th century, aged in 500-liter oak barrels for 14 months and for another four months in tank, this is an enormously concentrated yet finessed and elegant, even charming Cabernet Franc with beautiful freshness without being all too vibrant. The nose shows perfectly ripe and elegant, spicy and limestone-driven fruit, and on the palate, this is a highly elegant pairing of finesse and silk with ripeness and concentration. A fabulous Chinon that is not built on power but on intensity and finesse! Tasted in June 2021.

Score: 93

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