Jean-Maurice Raffault in Wine Spectator, August 2021

Jean-Maurice Raffault

Chinon rouge 2019

Score: 90
Release Price: $18
Issue: Aug 31, 2021

A nice variety of flavors here, with cherry and red plum mixed with fresh olive, white pepper and wild herb accents that give way to chalk and forest floor details tracing along the finish. Drink now through 2030. 3,750 cases made. — GS

Chinon Les Galuches 2019

Score: 90
Release Price: $20
Issue: Aug 31, 2021

This fresh, medium-bodied red bursts with boysenberry and blueberry fruit edged with violet, graphite and spice details. Moderate tannins give definition, with wild herb notes lingering through the finish. Drink now through 2026. 4,000 cases made, 600 cases imported. — GS

Chinon Clos d'Isoré 2018

Score: 91
Release Price: $26
Issue: Web Only - 2021

This shows nice purity, with inviting flavors of cherry coulis, pine, cassis and wild herb. Underpinnings of chalk and tapenade give depth through the finish, with moderate tannins. Drink now through 2029. 1,500 cases made, 60 cases imported. — GS

Chinon Clos de l'Hospice 2018

Score: 92

Release Price: $40
Region: France / Loire / Chinon
Issue: Web Only - 2021

Supple tannins support the currant, cocoa and ripe blackberry flavors of this concentrated red, with plum, graphite, violet and spice elements filling out the engaging finish. Drink now through 2028. 523 cases made, 40 cases imported. — GS