Domaine Olga Raffault Chinon 2020
12.5% abv, Savigny-en-Veron, imported by LDM Wines, Inc., New York, NY. Cork closure: natural. Biodynamic calendar: fruit day. Winemaking notes: 100% Cabernet Franc, organically-farmed, grown on sand and limestone soils. The grapes are de-stemmed and fermented with native yeast and the wine is aged in tank for six months. Tasting note: the Chinon is medium […]
Domaine Couly-Dutheil Chinon ‘Clos de l’Olive’ 1997
12.5% abv, Armand et Jacques Couly Dutheil, Chinon, imported by Fass Selections, Irvine, CA. Cork closure: natural. Biodynamic calendar: flower day. Winemaking notes: 100% Cabernet Franc from 4ha 80-year-old vines in an enclosed south-facing vineyard grown on chalky limestone and clay soils along the Vienne River near Cravant-les-Coteaux. The grapes are de-stemmed and the wine […]
Couly-Dutheil Chinon Blanc ‘Les Chanteaux’ 2020
15.5% abv, Chinon, imported by Serendipity Wines LLC, Austin, TX. Cork closure: composite. Biodynamic calendar: flower day. Winemaking notes: 100% Chenin Blanc grown on pure chalky soils with clay and limestone known as ‘St. Louans’. The wine is aged for six months on the lees in tank. Tasting note: the Chinon Blanc is medium gold […]
Domaine Dozon Chinon Rouge ‘Clos du Saut au Loup’ 2019
14% abv, Eric Santier, Ligré, imported by Michael Corso Selections, Oak Park, IL. Cork closure: natural. Biodynamic calendar: leaf day. Winemaking notes: 100% Cabernet Franc from a single walled vineyard dating back to medieval times. The vines are aged 60-70 years, grown on clay and silt soils, and the wine is fermented with native yeast in […]
Domaine des Frères Chinon ‘Les Pucelles’ 2020
12.5%, Chinon. Biodynamic calendar: fruit day. Winemaking notes: 100% Cabernet Franc. Tasting note: the Chinon is pale ruby in color with a clean nose of medium+ intensity with aromas of rosehip, rose petal potpourri, raspberry, pomegranate, tobacco, clove, cedar and nag champa. On the palate this wine is dry with medium+ acid, medium tannin, medium […]
Couly-Dutheil Chinon ‘Baronnie Madeleine’ 2017
14% abv, Chinon, imported by Serendipity Wine Company, Austin, TX. Cork closure: natural. Biodynamic calendar: leaf day. 100% Cabernet Franc, this cuvée is only produced in very good vintages and honors the family’s matriarch. The wine is aged in a combination of neutral French oak and tank from an assemblage of the family’s single vineyard […]
Pierre et Bertrand Couly Chinon Rouge ‘Cuvée Classique’ 2019
13.5% abv, Chinon, imported by Classified Wines, Houston, TX. Cork closure: natural. Biodynamic calendar: leaf day. Winemaking notes: 100% Cabernet Franc aged in stainless steel and concrete tanks. Tasting note: the Couly Chinon is medium garnet in color with a clean nose of medium intensity with aromas of rose hip, raspberry, strawberry, green pepper and […]
Domaine Bernard Baudry Chinon Rouge ‘Les Granges’ 2020
12.5% abv, Cravant-les-Coteaux, imported by LDM Wines, Inc., New York, NY. Cork closure: composite biodynamic calendar: root day. Winemaking notes: 100% Cabernet Franc from 35-year-old vines, certified organic, graviers siliceux (sandy gravel soils), hand-harvested and fermented in tank with natural yeast and no sulfur addition, and pump overs. Aged in cement vats for eight months. Tasting […]
Couly-Dutheil Chinon ‘Clos de l’Echo’ Rouge 2017
14.5% abv, Armand et Jacques Couly-Dutheil, Chinon, imported by Serendipity Wines, Austin, TX. Cork closure: natural. Biodynamic calendar: leaf day. Winemaking notes: 100% Cabernet Franc. Organic. Grapes are destemmed and fermented for 30-days on the skins. Legendary Clos planted in the 9th century on a limestone and clay plateau. Tasting note: the ‘Clos de l’Echo’ […]
Charles Joguet Chinon ‘La Cure’ 2014
12.5% abv, Sazilly, imported by Kermit Lynch Wine Merchant, Berkeley, CA. Cork closure: natural. Biodynamic calendar: Flower day. Winemaking notes: 100% Cabernet Franc. Grapes are sourced from parcels Clos de la Cure and Clos de la Chappelle on gravel and clay soils, 35-year old average. Cold skin maceration lasts for five days. Fermentation lasts for 15 days at […]