http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/wine/detail?entry_id=37741
I note the following line: 'even a simple Chinon can have a long life. I recall stumbling onto a transcendent bottle of 1989 Chinon in a London pizzeria (of all places) earlier this decade, softened to mellow plum notes after about 12 years, with all the smoke and curiosity but less youthful punch. Though the Loire versions of Franc can be consumed young in all their exuberance, they take on more serious tones after a few years. By default, I now hold back most of mine for a bit, just to enjoy them more. The 2005s are just now beginning to get my attention; and it'll be several more years, I suspect, before I tackle that magnum of 2003 Joguet.'
Hmmm, my Chinon was also from the Joguet stable but was a 2007. Might be worth putting one in the cellar for a few years. www.wineandco.com have several that are around 10 year old that seem to be a similar price to those of a much younger age...which seems odd.
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