Chinon
Red — avg 88.7/100 Wine Enthusiast score
88.7
range 84–94
$22.6
72
red
Expert reviews
| Wine | Producer | Score | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bernard Baudry 2008 La Croix Boisée (Chinon) | Bernard Baudry | 94/100 | $37 |
| Jean-Maurice Raffault 2010 Clos d'Isoré (Chinon) | Jean-Maurice Raffault | 93/100 | $24 |
| Charles Joguet 2010 Clos de la Dioterie (Chinon) | Charles Joguet | 93/100 | $52 |
| Bernard Baudry 2010 Le Clos Guillot (Chinon) | Bernard Baudry | 93/100 | $30 |
| Bernard Baudry 2010 Les Grézeaux (Chinon) | Bernard Baudry | 93/100 | $26 |
Tasting notes from Wine Enthusiast
With a touch of initial mineral austerity, this still-young wine offers tannins and a solid structure as well as black cherry and dark plum fruits. Beautifully balanced, it will develop slowly, leaving its minerality and rounding out.
— Bernard Baudry 2008 La Croix Boisée (Chinon) (94/100)
A seven-acre vineyard surrounding an ancient castle, with vines planted in 1938. They give a densely concentrated and powerful wine, with wood and sweet, fleshy red fruits allied to delicious acidity. The whole structure promises long-term aging—give it five years or more.
— Jean-Maurice Raffault 2010 Clos d'Isoré (Chinon) (93/100)
With vineyards on the south bank of the Vienne river, facing Chinon, the Charles Joguet style is firm and tannic, with a need for aging. This wine is proof, big, structured, very firm and concentrated. Tannins dominate now, but the fruit is all there, a panoply of ripe blackberries, impressively rich and succulent. Age this wine for five years and more.
— Charles Joguet 2010 Clos de la Dioterie (Chinon) (93/100)
A chalk soil vineyard gives this very mineral interpretation of Loire Cabernet Franc. It has richness, weight, solid, ageworthy tannins as well as juicy red fruits. Dried fruits and just a hint of herbal acidity add complexity to a wine that is still young. Age for 5–6 years.
— Bernard Baudry 2010 Le Clos Guillot (Chinon) (93/100)
From clay and silex soil at the foot of the hill behind the Baudry house, this solid, richly fruity wine brings out both concentrated tannins and opulent, red berry flavors. Showing the great potential structure from old vines, this is a wine for aging over at least six years.
— Bernard Baudry 2010 Les Grézeaux (Chinon) (93/100)
Score & price analysis
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Average score | 88.7/100 |
| Score range | 84 – 94 |
| Score spread | 10 points |
| Average price | $22.6 |
| Price range | $11 – $52 |
| Reviews analyzed | 72 |
| Value ratio (points/$) | 3.92 |
Position in the Loire
Rated above the Loire Valley median.
Grape varieties
| Variety | Mentions | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Variety 1 | 68 | 94% |
| Variety 2 | 4 | 6% |
Flavor profile
Descriptors most frequently associated with this appellation across aggregated expert reviews:
- tannin
- rich
- structured
- currant
- smoky
- mineral
- blackberry
- tannic
Appellation summary
| Key | Value |
|---|---|
| Wine color | Red |
| Total reviews | 72 |
| Average score | 88.7/100 |
| Average price | $22.6 |
Source: Wine Enthusiast expert reviews. Updated: April 14, 2026.