Robert Ahlstrom

9.0

Deep ruby brick opaque, light bodied with tart tannins and acidity, currants — 2 months ago

Jess

9.1

Cave de Chateau de Chenas Coeur de Granit Chenas 2022

Medium ruby-purple color.
Aromas of stewed black cherry, vanilla, subtle licorice.
Dry. Flavors of stewed black cherry, vanilla, licorice, floral. Medium, velvety tannins.

Intensity: 4/5
Complexity: 3/5
Balance: 4/5
Finish: 4/5 — 3 years ago

Romain Fitoussi

8.9

Purple-grenat dress, semi-deep, beautiful shine. Deep herbal nose, more than fruity, smoked breeding note, earthy, sweet spices, pepper. Light body, with material and intensity to withstand several years of aging and still evolve. Has not yet reached full maturity. At D+2 it expanded. A fairly sober, but promising, Beaujolais on guard.

Robe pourpre-grenat, semi-profonde, bel éclat. Nez profond végétal, plus que fruité, note d’élevage fumée, terreux, épices douces, poivre. Corps léger, avec de la matière et de l’intensité pour supporter plusieurs années de garde et encore évoluer. N’a pas encore atteint sa pleine maturité. À J+2 il s’est étoffé. Un Beaujolais de garde assez sobre, mais prometteur. — 3 years ago

Fredybeans

9.0

Un beau beaujolais frais et gourmand à la fois
Belle équilibre — 5 years ago

Fredybeans

8.9

Rubis foncée
Nez terre et poivrons rouge cuit
Bouche fraîche belle équilibre mais manquant de corps en milieu de bouche finale sur la violette — 6 years ago

Mark Rodger

9.1

Some underbrush and cherry on the nose. As it evolves more orange citrus notes come out. All follows through on the palate with nice fresh acidity and soft tannins. — 7 years ago

Peter Sultan

8.9

No notes but always enjoyable in an off the cuff way. — 9 months ago

Peter van den Besselaar

9.0

Vintage 2019 | — 3 years ago

Austin Hohnke

9.0

This Chenas is ver’nice. Good value. Some darker fruit at play that adds weight with air. Easy going without being frivolous. — 3 years ago

Chris MacLean

9.1

So much better than the 2 bottles of his 2018 Chenas I had recently. — 4 years ago

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Peter Sultan

9.0

Now this is interesting- a Beaujo doppelgänger from Spain. But has some depth & soul- veering towards a meaty Chenas or Cru- like facsimile. And the price is right: under 17/16$ — 5 years ago

Jeremy Gordon

9.0

Chenas for the win. Light but flavorful. — 7 years ago

Aaron Tan

9.0

To be honest, I actually prefer the Chenas I had earlier this year in Japan... But in the same spirit, this was super glou-glou. Bright, fresh, juicy, light, and super expressive. Only issue I have is the perception of RS. Could be the super sweet fruit though... — 8 years ago

ESF

9.0

see previous note from little over 2 yrs ago: lot juicier this time, developing nicely — a year ago

Sipping Fine Wine

9.0

Moulin-à-Vent AOC extends from the town of Romaneche-Thorins to Chenas. Ruby color with aromas of dark berry fruit with notes of sweet spice and floral notes. On the palate flavors of blackberry and currants with licorice, floral, spice and earthy notes. Fine dusty tannins, medium+ finish ending with fruit, spice and mineral character. — 3 years ago

Ray Vanderhoff

9.2

Bright garnet color with ruby highlights. Aromas and flavors of ripe red berry fruit. A pleasant “stemmy” green quality along with an earthy/mineral note. Long finish and nice dry tannins. Vibrant acidity. Dense texture and a bit of heft. Beautifully fresh tasting. Revisited in July of 2023. Still fantastic! — 4 years ago

Angelo Casagrande

8.9

Pure fruit- strawberry/cherry, some dusty tannins and a hint of smokiness makes this quite nice. — 4 years ago

Natalie Murray

9.2

Light, well-balanced wine! — 5 years ago

Joe Weinberger

9.2

Great bottle of this. Tons of crunchy red fruit and minerality. — 7 years ago

Ely Cohn

9.3

Amazing how much there is left to discover. Chenas, so under the radar, is on par with the best of Beaujolais.

This is exceedingly well balanced, complexed - full bodied but feminine. Aromas exude youth - fresh berries and perfumed flowers. Little bit of orange and raspberry - good chew and acid with velvety plush. Zero tannin nod to Guy Breton - every bit as good. — 7 years ago