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Chinon Blanc Chante le Vent

Domaine de la Noblaie

Chinon Blanc Chante le Vent Bottle
Appellation
Chinon
Variety
Chenin Blanc
Age of Vines
50
Farming
Certified organic
Soil
Tuffeau, clay
Altitude
50-65 meters
Fermentation
Hand harvested in three passes, gentle pressing and natural yeast fermentation in tank
Aging
6 months in tank, vegan

Press Review

Light in body yet firm, it offers pure fruit flavors of pear, ripe apple and nectarine. It's a wine to enjoy young for its fruitiness and vivid freshness

- Rebecca Gibb MW, 2022 Vintage

Overview

White Chinon is about as rare as it gets. With only 2% of the AOC planted to Chenin Blanc, it is made by only a handful of estates, and only a small amount is allocated to the United States. Jerome Billard’s version resembles a top-flight Montlouis with beautiful freshness and mineral complexity. A waxy, floral masterpiece from 50-year-old vines grown on tuffeau soils then harvested by hand, pressed, and fermented by indigenous yeast in tank. As of the 2017 vintage, this cuvée goes by the name Chante le Vent – in recognition of the alternately warm and cooling winds that allow Jerôme to harvest his Chenin late in the season without any botrytis. You might know earlier iterations as just Chinon Blanc or La Grande Ourse, but they are all the same Chinon Blanc that you’ve come to love despite the name changes. 

Ratings & Reviews

90

2019 Chinon Blanc Chante le Vent

Source: DE

92

2019 Chinon Blanc Chante le Vent

Source: WA

91

2018 Chinon Blanc Chante le Vent

Source: VM

92

2017 Chinon Blanc Chante le Vent

Source: VM

91

2017 Chinon Blanc Chante le Vent

Source: WA

92

2016 Chinon Blanc Chante le Vent

Source: WA

92

2015 Chinon Blanc Chante le Vent

Source: WA

Loire, France
  • Location
    Loire, France
  • Appellation
    Chinon
  • Proprietor
    Famille Billard
  • Winemaker
    Jérôme Billard
  • Size / Elevation
    24 hectares / 50-65 meters

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