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
Alfred Torres

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
Ian Burch

Mmm mmmmm...

Mmm mmmmm...

Sep 7th, 2013
James Everhart

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

Vintage 2015

Vintage 2015

Mar 28th, 2020
Antoine Bouchard

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

Ok

May 4th, 2016
Alex Christian

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
Mckenzie Cowan

Good cab franc

Good cab franc

Nov 29th, 2015
Brian Grech

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
Laura Powers

Laura had this 7 years ago

Laura had this 7 years ago

Feb 6th, 2018