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Château de Coulaine - Chinon Bonnaventure 2016

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Red

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Drink or Keep

92/100

Wine Enthusiast

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15/20

RVF

« Élaboré à partir de levures indigènes et d'un vieillissement sous bois vieux, ce vin est propulsé par ses tanins, ses riches fruits rouges et son acidité. Le vin est issu de vignes de 30 ans, donnant juste la bonne concentration tout en gardant de l'éclat. À boire à partir de 2021. » (Wine Enthusiast 2019) Etienne de Bonnaventure produit ici un Chinon savoureux, à la robe rouge claire limpide, sur de belles notes de fruits rouges, avec de l'ampleur en bouche.

Features

Estate

Château de Coulaine

Cuvée

Bonnaventure

Vintage

2016

Designation

Chinon

Region

Loire

Grape varieties

100% Cabernet Franc (20 ans)

Terroirs

Plot selection of 100% Millarges soils on yellow tuffeau at the top of the hillside: sedimentary sandstone (yellow sand in geology) (ancient seabed from the Tertiary seabed)

Viticulture

Certified organic

Harvest

Manual

Winemaking

Traditional with indigenous yeasts in 60 hectolitre oak vats

Breeding

In vats (for micro-oxygenation) until bottling, without fining, earth filtration

Alcohol content

13,5%

Organic

Yes

Tasting & pairing

Eye

Fairly dark red colour

Nose

On ripe red fruit

Mouth

Balanced, supple and fresh. Tannins present, beginning to round out...

Serve

AT 16°C

Open

1 hour before

Drink from

2021

Drink before

2026

Production

9,000 bottles

Food and wine pairing

Food and wine pairing

Enjoy with pork filet mignon with mango, ginger and Setchuan pepper, ceps à la bordelaise, pheasant terrine, stuffed squab...

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Expert opinion

Bettane & Desseauve

Bettane & Desseauve

Rated domain (guide 2025) 3*Stars (High-quality production that sets the standard in its sector)

About the domain :

The new generation at the helm of the Bonnaventure family, Jean and Tatiana, are taking this historic estate to new heights. The age of the vines and the organic growing methods are contributing to the growing success of this property, which offers good value for money. Recommended range, serious address.

RVF - La Revue du Vin de France / Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France

RVF - La Revue du Vin de France / Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France

Vin noté (guide 2020) 15/20 (Bon vin)

Rated domain (guide 2025) 1*Star (Stars in the making or quality winegrowers with a good level of production, you won't be disappointed when you taste the wines from these estates)

About the wine :

This Cabernet Franc has a lovely bloody zest. It is entering a phase of closure. The lively expression of Cabernet Franc is still a little tight, but it will loosen up over the next ten to fifteen years.

About the domain :

The estate has been in the Bonnaventure family since the Middle Ages, when the vines of the historic Château de Turpenay were planted. In 1988, Étienne and Pascale de Bonnaventure began to expand the estate. They revived the spirit of the great wines of Beaumont, the first step of the Chinon appellation, on the Loire side, where the more oceanic-influenced Cabernets gain in lace and fruit finesse, compared to those of the eastern part of the appellation. Today, Château de Coulaine produces a brilliant range of organic Chinons, combining fresh fruit and textural elegance. The vintages do not erase the expression of the terroirs: the suppleness (Beaumont clay and silica) in Château de Coulaine and the fresh firmness of the clay-limestone soils in Les Picasses, Clos de Turpenay (south-facing) and La Diablesse (in its old vine, north-facing version). Since January 2017, Jean de Bonnaventure, son of Étienne and Pascale, has been at the helm of the estate, continuing the family history with rigor, tact and sensitivity.

Wine Enthusiast

Wine Enthusiast

Vin noté 92/100

Noted domain Recommended (Wine producer recommended by Wine Enthusiast)

About the wine :

Made with indigenous yeasts and aged in old oak, this wine is propelled by its tannins, rich red fruit and acidity. The wine comes from 30-year-old vines, giving just the right concentration while retaining vibrancy. Drink from 2021.

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