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2017 Domaine de la Noblaie "Les Blancs Manteaux" Chinon

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94 points Chris Kissack, Winedoctor.com: "Directly along the slope from the domaine lies this lieu-dit, with thin soils over a deep bed of Turonian limestone. As with Les Chiens-Chiens, this too was bottled in April 2019. The nose carries the memory of the barrels, with scents of cigar box, along with crushed chalk, peony, violets, hawthorn, damson and wild black cherry, fresh and pure. The palate shows an appropriate structure for the terroir, a little more austere than Les Chiens-Chiens, with more substance and polish, the dark fruits delicately draped over a tight frame of ripe, tightly grained tannins. Intertwined tobacco and cigar box, a limestone grip of some weight, and with some finesse. Impressive, with fine potential. Tasted twice, in Angers and at the domaine. 94/100 " (11/2019)

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2017 Domaine de la Noblaie "Les Blancs Manteaux" Chinon

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By: Cameron Hoppas | K&L Staff Member | Review Date: 9/24/2019 | Send Email

The nose of this wine shows red and dark fruits and lovely dried florals--typical of Chinon's aromatic red wines. On the palate the wine is medium/full bodied, dark and rich showing red and black fruit on the palate as well, but also acomandied by dark savory spice, faint hint of fennel, leather, black currant and dried mint. Pair this wine with slow roasted meats with plenty of roasted garlic and you're all set for a lovely meal.

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Varietal:

Cabernet Franc

- While Cabernet Franc, a parent with Sauvignon Blanc to the ubiquitous Cabernet Sauvignon, frequently plays second fiddle in Bordeaux blends (though it does get more props on the Right Bank, where it dominates Cheval Blanc), this lighter, higher acid/lower tannin, early-maturing, perfumed red varietal is far from a wallflower. It is the headliner in the Loire Valley appellations of Saumur-Champigny, Bourgueil, St-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil, Chinon and Anjou-Villages, where it makes exceptional, food-friendly wines. Outside of France, Cabernet Franc can be found in northern Italy, particularly in Friuli and in California where it is frequently used as a blending grape in Bordeaux-style wines. Heartier in the cold than Cabernet Sauvignon, Cab Franc is gaining a foothold in northern and eastern wine regions like Canada, New York, Pennsylvania and Virginia.

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France

- When it comes to wine, France stands alone. No other country can beat it in terms of quality and diversity. And while many of its Region, Bordeaux, Burgundy and Champagne most obviously, produce wine as rare, as sought-after and nearly as expensive as gold, there are just as many obscurities and values to be had from little known appellations throughout the country. To learn everything there is to know about French wine would take a lifetime. To understand and appreciate French wine, one only has to begin tasting them.

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Loire

- Of all of the French wine producing regions, the Loire might produces the greatest variety of wines. They range from still to sparkling, very dry and acidic to hearty sweet, and clear in color to a deep purple. The diversity of wine produced in this region is due in part to its dynamic climate, which ranges from Continental to Mediterranean. This region is best known for Sauvignon blanc, Chenin blanc and Cabernet Franc. The most famous areas in the Loire Valley may be Sancerre and Vouvray.

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