- Practicing organic
- 100% Cabernet Franc
- 20+ year old vines
- A ‘grand cru’ vineyard in Chinon
- South-facing
- Clay and limestone soil
- Very steep slope – 40% incline.
- Indigenous yeast
- Aged in barrel (25% new)
- Deep and powerful, with dark berries framed by beautiful acidity
Info
Producer:
Vintage:
2022
Country:
France
Region:
Loire
Appellation:
Chinon
Variety:
Cabernet Franc
Color:
Red
Farming Practice:
Practicing Organic
Sizes Available
| Full Bottle | FR-ALI-05-22 | 12/750ml |
Resources
Press & Reviews
Wine Advocate
Score
94-96
Date
2024-12-01
"Already in barrels, the 2022 Chinon Coteau de Noir,, from a south-facing steep slope composed of clay and limestone, is one of the most impressive, refined wines I tasted at this address. Evoking a complex, elegant bouquet of spices, pencil lead, licorice, dark wild berries and cedar, it,s full-bodied, ample and enveloping with a textural attack, a layered, fleshy core of fruit structured around powdery, sweet tannins and bright acids, concluding with a long, mineral and ethereal finish. It could evolve gracefully and more harmoniously with time in the cellar."
REVIEWS FROM PAST VINTAGES
2021
Wine Advocate
Score
95
Date
2024-06-27
"This site is known to produce relatively dense, powerful wines in ripe vintages, yet the 2021 Chinon Coteau de Noiré stands out as exceptional. It unfolds in the glass with aromas of lead pencil, licorice, dark wild berries and cassis. Full-bodied, dense and chunky, it's seamless and velvety with a layered core of fruit framed by powdery, generous tannins that segues into a long, mineral finish framed by perfectly controlled power. I appreciate wines like this that purely express the terroirs and are capable of long aging. Keep it over the next decade."
2019
Vinous
Score
93
Date
2022-08-11