Domaine Philippe Alliet - Chinon Blanc 2014

Name: Domaine Philippe Alliet - Chinon Blanc 2014
Brand: Domaine Philippe Alliet
Rating: 3.7 (6 reviews)

Chinon|White wine

Loire

White

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3.7/5 (6 customers)

16/20

Bettane & Desseauve

"This cuvée comes from the lower part of the huisserie. The wine, aged for a year in 500-liter barrels, is precise and straightforward." (Le Guide Bettane & Desseauve des Vins de France 2016) Philippe Alliet's Chinon blanc unveils citrus and caramelized apple aromas. A rare cuvée, produced in small quantities, that shouldn't be missed!

Features

Estate

Domaine Philippe Alliet

Vintage

2014

Designation

Chinon

Region

Loire

Grape varieties

100% Chenin blanc

Terroirs

clay-limestone soils

Viticulture

traditional and meticulous

Harvest

manual

Winemaking

fermentation in 500L barrels

Breeding

12 months in 500L barrels, 1/3 new, 1/3 one-wine, 1/3 two-wine.

Alcohol content

13 %

Tasting & pairing

Eye

golden hue

Nose

citrus and baked apple (caramel) aromas

Mouth

beautiful fruitiness of Chenin

Serve

at 10-12°C

Drink from

2015

Drink before

2019

Production

2000 bottles

Food and wine pairing

to accompany smoked salmon, endives au gratin with ham, sole meunière ...

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Expert opinion

Bettane & Desseauve

Wine rated (2016 guide) 16/20 (Very good wine)

Domaine rated (guide 2025) 4*Stars (Top-quality producers, the glories of French winegrowing)

About the wine:

This cuvée comes from the lower part of the huisserie. Aged for a year in 500-liter barrels, the wine is precise and straightforward.

About the domain :

More than ever a benchmark in the Loire, Domaine des Alliet - Claude, Philippe and their son Pierre - is dedicated to the cause of great Cabernet Franc wines. The new generation has moved away from heavy ageing, and the wines gain in refinement in their youth, while retaining great staying power over time. Coteau-de-Noiré, with its south-facing clay-limestone terroir, shines with ageing potential and nuanced intensity.

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

Domaine rated (guide 2025) 2*Stars (These great estates, often endowed with fabulous terroirs, are must-haves which, thanks to their consistency and the excellence of their production, must be included in the cellars of discerning wine lovers).

About the domain :

The discreet Claude and Philippe Alliet were the creators of a new style in Chinon in the 1990s. Their cuvées Vieilles Vignes (gravel, vines 70 to 90 years old, 18 months in concrete vats), L'Huisserie (hilltop and flinty clay plateau) and especially Coteau de Noiré (steep, south-facing clay-limestone slope), seduced Cabernet Franc lovers with their dark color and incredible density. But there's no set recipe for Philippe Alliet, a fine taster and outstanding winemaker, supported by his son, Pierre, since 2005, who helps him shape ever deeper, more stylish wines. As of 2010, the Bordeaux barrels have been replaced by 500-liter barrels, and the proportion of new wood has been greatly reduced.

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Customer rating

3.7/5

out of 6 reviews