Description
100% Chenin Blanc. This 2020 “Buvez du Bon Pinon” is a very special release from Julien Pinon, in honor of the preceding generations of the family. His great grandfather Camille planted the vines for “Bon Pinon” in 1945 on silex noir or “black flint” soils unique to their tiny corner of Vouvray, the northerly Vallée de Cousse. Fermentation and aging took place in the oldest wood in the cellar: port wine barrels bought by Julien’s grandfather Claude.The striking label is the original from Camille’s release back in the early 1950’s.
Like all Pinon vines, this parcel is certified-organic and worked and harvested by hand. The bunches were direct-pressed and the must moved by gravity into tank. The spontaneous fermentation in the old port barrels was long and slow in the cold cellar. The wine was aged on its lees for a year in the same barrels.
- Country: France
- Region: Loire Valley
- Appellation: Vouvray/Touraine
- Size: 750ml
- Color: White
Varietal
Chenin Blanc
Originating in France yet now grown in many parts of the New World, Chenin Blanc is one of the most versatile and highly regarded white wine grape varietals on earth. These green skinned grapes hold a relatively high acid content, and as such can be used for making still white wines of exceptional quality, as well as superb sparkling wines (such as the Crémant wines of the Loire Valley) and extremely aromatic dessert wines. Their natural transparency means that they are a fine grape for expressing their terroir in the bottle, and winemakers often experiment with this varietal to coax unusual and intense flavors from the grapes, such as allowing the development of noble rot on the fruit in order to make sweet and viscous wines of a unique character.
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