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2015 Chateau De Coulaine Chinon Les Picasses

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March 19, 2023 - $38

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RATINGS

94The Wine Advocate

...deep, coolish, fresh and concentrated cassis bouquet with earthy, flinty and some floral aromas as well as raw meat, iron and a dash of mocha. Smooth, round and very elegant on the palate, this is a spicy-peppery, vital and beautifully balanced Chinon with a long, fresh and crisp finish.

93Wine Spectator

A sleek and fresh style, with light sanguine, anise and olive hints dancing atop a core of red and black cherry fruit. The racy finish lets black tea and iron hints streak through.

92Vinous / IWC

Meaty, bloody nose, full of red fruit and hints of leather. Fruity and rich, offering dense plum and cherry...gravelly tannins and a dark finish of graphite and asphalt.

91Wine Enthusiast

...smooth, with fine tannins set against ripe cherry and blackberry fruits.

REGION

France, Loire Valley, Touraine, Chinon

Touraine AOC is a sub-appellation of the Loire Valley, one of France’s largest and most picturesque wine regions. Located around the city of Tours, the region is known as château country because of the many fairy-tale castles located along the Loire River, its tributaries and plains. Touraine was awarded AOC status in 1939 and it includes 13,000 acres and 70 communes. Red, white and rosé wines can be made in this AOC. Red grapes grown in Touraine are Gamay, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Malbec and Pinot Noir. The white wine grapes grown here are Chenin Blanc and Sauvignon Blanc. Red Touraines are tannic and sometimes fruity. Whites are dry and full-bodied. Wine writer Hugh Johnson notes that the best reds of Touraine “have all the fragrance and charm of Cabernet Franc.”

TYPE

Red Wine, Cabernet Franc

This is a parent grape to Cabernet Sauvignon. It most likely originates from Basque country. It is an excellent blending grape, known for making the exquisite Cheval-Blanc. Franc is a little hardier on a vine than Sauvignon, but drinks smoothly at the table.