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La Perruche Chinon 2021
£137.03
Current Price (inc. Tax)
6 bottle(s) at £22.84 per bottle.
In stock
SKU
HD5775021A
La Perruche Chinon 2021
- Grapes Cabernet Franc 100%
- Country France
- Region: Loire Chinon
- Abv 13.5 %
- Body Value: C (A is light, E is full-bodied)
Residual Sugar: 3
Contains Sulphites: Yes
Vegetarian/Vegan: Yes/Yes
Milk/Eggs: No/No
Organic: No
Biodynamic: No - Case size 6/ 75cl
- Winemaker: Séverine Lepaul
- Closure Other Synthetic
- A pure and refined Chinon, displaying ripe, black cherry and wild raspberry along with classic Cabernet Franc herbaceous notes. Supple and smooth, with a velvety texture. The winter of 2019/2020 was the warmest since the turn of this century, bringing abundant rain. This sparked the vine’s growth cycle, and flowering occurred two weeks earlier than average. The summer was warm and dry, with several heatwaves, which allowed the vines to flourish, the grapes to mature and concentrated the flavours in the berries.
The grapes were carefully sorted and transferred via a conveyor belt to a small concrete vat for cool maceration to extract the aromas, colour and fine tannins. Fermentation took place under temperature-controlled conditions with selected yeasts. As soon as fermentation began, pumping over took place. Initially, the pump-over represented the volume of the entire vat, which decreased to half the vat’s volume halfway through fermentation, finishing with just wetting the cap towards the end. The wine was oxygenated during each pump-over by creating a small venturi that allowed fresh air into the vat, which helped reduce astringency and enhance the red fruit notes in the wine. Maturation lasted for one year in French oak barrels, of which 20% were new, and 80% were a combination of one to five years. The wine was then blended, gently filtered and cellared in a bottle for 12 months before release.
This pure and refined Chinon displays ripe black cherry, wild raspberry notes, and classic Cabernet Franc herbaceous notes. It is smooth and velvety.
| Price | £114.19 |
|---|---|
| Country | France |
| Vintage | 2021 |
| Bottles Per Case | 6 |
| Bottle Size | 75 |
| 2 cases 10% off | No |
| Winery | La Perruche is a quintessential Chinon from the heart of the Loire Valley. With strong historical and cultural roots, AOC Chinon has an exceptional cultural landscape and a large part of the region is classified as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. La Perruche is named after the siliceous stones found in the terroir throughout the Loire region. This smooth and refined cuvée beautifully showcases the appellation. The grapes come from two plots of the vineyard, located in AOP Chinon, in the Central Loire Valley, terroir flanked by the Rivers Loire and Vienne, and between hillsides and plains of the Rabelais. The first plot is situated on gentle slopes with chalky clay soil, which produces grapes with excellent concentration and good tannic structure. The second is made up of sandy soils, facing the Loire River, which produces grapes with fresh, aromatic fruit and depth of flavour. The climate is broadly continental, with warm, dry summers and cold, wet winters, with gentle influence from the Atlantic. The vineyard is HVE certified, officially recognising winegrowers' environmental performance, including biodiversity conservation, plant protection strategies, managed fertiliser use and water resource management. |
| Keywords | La Perruche Chinon 2021, La Perruche, French Red Wine, Loire |
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