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Domaine de Pallus La Rougerie Cabernet Franc 2015
Chinon, Touraine, Loire, FranceThe La Rougerie plot, Cravant les Coteaux, sits near the top of the property on a gentle slope facing southwards. The cabernet franc vines grow on pure clay, a soil that electrifies this variety. Its fragrant nose and silky textures draw you into the glass where the flavours and polished tannins seem to carry on indefinitely. Impressive in taste and price. Winemaker Bertrand Sourdais is passionate about precision; he says it takes observation and tasting, and judging by the electricity in this wine, he has found it. The wine is now considered a Chinon Grand Cru, thanks to the passion and work of Sourdais. The site was planted in two stages, first in 1952 and more recently in 2007. The first plot is made up of a selection of a unique cabernet franc (5000 vines per hectare). The second is made of a masale selection of Domaine de Pallus (7700 vines per hectare). Biodynamic farming practices are used. The grapes are 95 percent stemmed and undergo individual vinification in open wood vats. Maceration typically lasts 25 to 30 days and ageing in new Bourgogne barrels for 18 months.Tasted: 09 March 2020Tasted by: Anthony GismondiPrices:| BC | $152.18 | 750ml | estimated retail, available late 2020 |
Grape: Cabernet Franc
