"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." (Wine Enthusiast 2019) Etienne de Bonnaventure produces here a tasty Chinon, with a limpid light red color, beautiful red fruit notes, and fullness on the palate.
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
Enjoy with pork filet mignon with mango, ginger and Setchuan pepper, ceps à la bordelaise, pheasant terrine, stuffed squab...
Château de Coulaine
Chinon
Expert opinion
Bettane & Desseauve
Domaine rated (guide 2024) 3*Stars (High-quality production that can serve as a benchmark in its sector)
About the domain :
The new generation at the helm of the Bonnaventure family, Jean and Tatiana, are taking this historic estate, planted with vines as far back as the 14th century, and whose 12-hectare vineyard almost disappeared after the serious phylloxera crisis, to the next level. The age of the vines and the emphasis on organic farming have contributed to the growing success of this estate, which offers excellent value for money. Recommended range, serious address.
RVF - La Revue du Vin de France / Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France
Wine rated (2020 guide) 15/20 (Good wine)
Domaine rated (guide 2024) 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.
Wine Enthusiast
Rated 92/100
Domaine noté 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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