"A superb young bottle of Chinon. The wine offers a deep and classic bouquet of cassis, dark berries, cigar ash, gravelly soil tones, tree bark, a touch of oak and a smoky topnote. On the palate the wine is deep, full-bodied and beautifully soil-driven in personality, with a fine core of fruit, ripe tannins, excellent focus and balance and a long, complex and very promising finish."

"... a lovely sense of breadth and fullness while remaining light on its feet. It's balanced and pure with plenty of elegance and refinement. The finest of powdery tannins coat the palate. While fully ripe with cherry, raspberry and rhubarb flavors, it's not overripe."