- Practicing organic
- 70+ year old vines
- A selection of the oldest vines of the domaine
- De-stemmed
- Indigenous yeast
- Aged in 100% cement for 18 months
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-03-22 | 12/750ml |
Resources
Press & Reviews
Wine Advocate
Score
93
Date
2024-06-27
"Aromas of raspberries, licorice, cassis and dark wild berries preface the 2022 Chinon Vieilles Vignes, a medium-bodied, enveloping and layered wine with a seamless, fine-grained texture complemented by powdery tannins and concluding with a long and ethereal finish. This vintage is one of the most precise and pure expressions of Vieilles Vignes I have ever tasted. Kudos!"
Jancis Robinson
Score
16.5+
Date
2024-12-11
"Much more structure, less immediate charm than the straight Chinon – this definitely needs a year or two. But the tannins are fine and elegant – a dark-berry fruit-driven Chinon with concentration and potential. (AWH)"
REVIEWS FROM PAST VINTAGES
2021
Vinous
Score
90
Date
2024-01-30
"The 2021 Vieilles Vignes is a job well done in a tricky season. Pure, lifted and admirably fragrant, it offers up cassis alongside raspberries. It is a lithe, athletic expression of these old vines, with a line of acidity that punches through, lending freshness and brightness."
2021
Jancis Robinson
Score
15
Date
2024-03-12
"A bit whiffy and ghoulish. Needs air. The acidity is fresh but there is a humid dankness that seems to sit on the wine and weigh it down. A stubborn wine. Time? Decanting? Difficult to work out in a big walk-around tasting. (TC)"