Wine information
The Les Pieds Rôtis is a Chenin Blanc that essentially comes from a vineyard formerly produced under the Touraine appellation but now as Chinon AOP. The vineyard is located on the other side of the Vienne and is actually called Les Pieds Rôtis - the grilled Feet. It is a cru characterised by its terroir of gravel, fossil sponges, red clay and white limestone on a south-east facing slope. After whole cluster pressing, the Chenin Blanc was fermented spontaneously in wood and, after malolactic fermentation, aged for eleven months on the lees in perennial 400-litre barrels.
Color
Golden yellow
Nose
The bouquet of the 2020s Les Pieds Rôtis is determined by ripe pears, quinces and oranges with a hint of ginger and green cardamom. In addition, there is a creamy note like that of a vanilla eclair. With air, there are also notes of light tobacco and liquorice.
Palate
On the palate the Les Pieds Rôtis a ripe, juicy and full fruit with a pronounced substance, which is further forced by liquorice notes and some white nougat. Here, notes of kumquats can be found, again, but no longer so clearly, the ripe pears and quinces. In addition, the Chenin Blanc appears smoky and also slightly tobacco. This is underlined on the palate by the clear phenolic. The wine offers a powerful and firm style with a lively minerality at the same time.
Food recommendations by Christoph Raffelt
- Lemon chicken with jacket potatoes and rosemary
- Pineapple glazed roast pork with bitter pluck salad
- Thai curry with coconut milk
| Allergens | Contains sulfur |
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| Winemaker | Château de Coulaine |
| Country | France |
| Region | Loire |
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| Residual sweetness | ■□□□□ |
| Drinking temperature | 11° |
| Manufacturer | Chateau de Coulaine, 2 rue de Coulaine, 37420 Beaumont-en-Véron / France, Organic certificate: FR-BIO-01 |
