Domaine de la Roche Honneur – Diamant Prestige 2020 – Chinon

Domaine de la Roche Honneur – Diamant Prestige 2020 – Chinon

(Organic) The wine shows a deep ruby purple colour. The nose is intense and dense, offering concentrated notes of black cherries, bramble, forest blackberries, a hint of violet, a touch of olive tapenade and sun-dried tomatoes. The palate is juicy, dense, multi-layered with refreshing, crunchy acidity, bold, grippy but polished tannins, nice fruit concentration. The…

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Domaine Eric Hérault – Vieilles Vignes 2020 – Chinon

Domaine Eric Hérault – Vieilles Vignes 2020 – Chinon

The wine shows an intense ruby purple colour, vivid and youthful. The nose is dense and profound, revealing nuances of ripe black cherries, a touch of blackberries and bramble, a hint of thorn. The palate offers juicy, elevated acidity, ripe fruit concentration, still very elegant structure and bold, grippy, slightly drying tannins. The notes of…

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Domaine de Bel-Air – Jean-Louis Loup – La Fosse aux Loups 2020 – Chinon

Domaine de Bel-Air – Jean-Louis Loup – La Fosse aux Loups 2020 – Chinon

The wine shows a medium ruby colour. The nose is intense and perfumed, revealing nuances of crunchy red cherries, a hint of green pepper, notes of pencil shavings and earthiness. The palate is fresh and juicy, offering nuances of sweet, caramelized cherries, a hint of wild strawberries and cranberries, a touch of black currant leaf…

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Couly-Dutheil 2018 – Chinon

Couly-Dutheil 2018 – Chinon

The wine shows a deep ruby colour, slightly opaque. The nose is dense and heady, warming, offering spicy notes of cloves, cinnamon, a touch of earthy minerality, balsamic nuances, supported by notes of liqueur cherries and kirsch. The palate is juicy, concentrated, slightly jammy, opening up with notes of blueberry pie, blackberry jam, a hint…

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Couly-Dutheil – Domaine René Couly 2018 – Chinon

Couly-Dutheil – Domaine René Couly 2018 – Chinon

The wine shows a bright ruby colour with a purple hue. The nose is heady and intense, very multi-layered and deep, offering nuances of ripe black cherries, cherry compote, a touch of cocoa and chocolate, a hint of pungent spices and balsamic. The palate is juicy, concentrated and gourmet, revealing powerful fruit concentration, suavity and…

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Couly-Dutheil – Les Gravières d’Amador Abbé de Turpenay 2021 – Chinon

Couly-Dutheil – Les Gravières d’Amador Abbé de Turpenay 2021 – Chinon

The wine shows a bright ruby colour. The nose is restrained, slightly shy, requires some aeration. Later it reveals nuances of cornflowers and violets, a hint of cherry blossom, delicate notes of sour red fruits. The palate is juicy, offering a nice fruit concentration, a solid structure and grippy tannins, all balanced by the typical…

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Couly-Dutheil – Clos de l’Olive 2019 – Chinon

Couly-Dutheil – Clos de l’Olive 2019 – Chinon

The wine shows a deep ruby colour with a touch of garnet. The nose is restrained, the wine will benefit from decanting. With aeration it reveals nuances of black cherries in liqueur, a touch of dark chocolate, kirsch and a balsamic note. The palate is dense, concentrated and juicy, demonstrating bold, grippy, chalky tannins, elevated…

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Couly-Dutheil – Clos de l’Echo 2021 – Chinon

Couly-Dutheil – Clos de l’Echo 2021 – Chinon

The wine shows an intense ruby colour with a garnet tinge. The nose is shy, needs some air to open up. With aeration it opens up with nuances of ripe black cherries, black olive tapenade, a hint of sun-dried tomatoes and sweet spices. The palate offers a powerful concentration, earthy, mineral character, bold and assertive…

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Couly-Dutheil – Clos de l’Echo 2018 – Chinon

Couly-Dutheil – Clos de l’Echo 2018 – Chinon

The wine shows a deep ruby colour. The nose is dense and heady, revealing nuances of cooked red and black cherries, a touch of sweet spices, black pepper and balsamic in the background. The palate is savoury, almost saline, showing a lot of ripeness and concentration, balanced by refreshing acidity. Alcohol is slightly warming on…

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Domaine de la Commanderie – Médiévale 2020 – Chinon

Domaine de la Commanderie – Médiévale 2020 – Chinon

The wine shows a pale ruby colour with a watery rim. The nose is delicate, slightly restrained, with aeration revealing notes of crunchy red cherries, forest raspberries, delicate floral nuances, a hint of earthiness. The palate is fresh and juicy, offering bright fruitiness and finesse, crisp acidity and smooth, delicate tannins. On the palate notes…

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