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Domaine De La Noiraie - Chenin Blanc NV

Price: $17.99

Sale Price: $14.97

Producer Domaine De La Noiraie
Country France
Region Val de Loire
Varietal Chenin Blanc
Sku 68786
Size 750ml
 

The Delanoue brothers eschew the use of tractors on their estate, instead opting to till the soil and harvest the grapes with the help of a team of horses. It’s a labor-intensive way of making wine (“very physically strenuous,” as our importer put it), but one that prevents the soil compaction that running a heavy piece of farm equipment up and down a row multiple times would otherwise cause from negatively affecting the drainage and the microbiome of the vineyard. Theirs is a holistic approach to winemaking, heavily inspired by biodynamic thinking, one which I think shows in the quality of the wine in the glass. This is not one of your sweet or off-dry Loire Chenins; it’s fermented to dryness, but still full-bodied and lively enough to not seem austere. On the nose, it’s lightly floral with a hint of jasmine, yielding to lemon, honeydew, granny smith and apricot on the pallet. This would be a great all-round seafood wine (particularly with lobster), or with dishes featuring a creamy or cream-based sauce, perhaps chicken paprikash or beef kofta with tzatziki. Planted in 2010, these are some of the first Chenin Blanc vines planted in Bourgueil after a gap of 40 years, and it’s a quite promising start.

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