Chateau de Coulaine Chinon Les Picasses 2021 torrontes 000-litre oval wooden vats

000-litre oval wooden vats

a squeeze of lemon over fresh fish

freshness arrives with a courteous finish

8% Cabernet Sauvignon and 2% Cabernet Franc aged in 60% new oak

The new wine is decanted several times before transfer to oak casks where it is aged and refined

Chateau de Coulaine Chinon Les Picasses 2021 torrontes 000-litre oval wooden vatsMade from a 1. 8 ha plot in one of the best known vineyards in Chinon on the limestone plateau in the commune of Beaumont en Vron located just above the chateau. Vinified in cement with indigenous yeast and then aged for 12 months in 400 litre barrels (1 3rd new) and then another 6 months in large old foudres, the wine is bottled unfined and unfiltered with minimal S02. This has given the purest expression of Cabernet Franc that one is likely to find