Domaine Pellé - Menetou-Salon Les Blanchais 2022
Loire
White
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Drink or Keep
93/100
RVF
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93/100
Bettane & Desseauve
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93/100
Vinous
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16,5/20
Jancis Robinson
"A bottle that's just waiting to age, simply superb!"
"Les Blanchais 2022 is a finely textured, precise and concentrated style. It is distinguished by its texture and aromatic restraint with aromas of fennel, citrus and oats. The 2022 offers excellent balance and ripe acidity with line and length. It has a high level of concentration and innate power at its core. Lots of chalky intensity coats the palate." (Vinous A. Galloni 2024)
Features
Estate
Domaine Pellé
Cuvée
Les Blanchais
Vintage
2022
Designation
Menetou-Salon
Region
Loire
Grape varieties
100% Sauvignon, vieilles vignes en sélection massale
Terroirs
Kimmeridgian clay-limestone marl soils, with some flint.
Viticulture
Certified organic
Harvest
Manual
Winemaking
Direct pressing on arrival at the winery, settling, fermentation in wooden vats, barrels and stainless steel tanks.
Breeding
On lees in foudres, barrels (mostly) and stainless steel vats
Alcohol content
13%
Organic
Yes
Tasting & pairing
Eye
Beautiful golden yellow colour
Nose
Notes of citrus and vegetal combine with minerality.
Mouth
Power and length, without heaviness
Serve
Decant at 10°C
Open
1/2 hour before
Drink before
2029
Food and wine pairing
Enjoy with veal liver à la vénitienne, pike-perch filet with beurre blanc, thin-fleshed shellfish, veal in sauce, crottin de Chavignol...
Domaine Pellé
Menetou-Salon
Expert opinion
Bettane & Desseauve
Wine rated (guide 2025) 93/100
Domaine rated (guide 2025) 3*Stars (High-quality production that can serve as a benchmark in its sector)
About the domain :
The Pellé family have deep roots in the Menetou-Salon appellation, and their work in the vineyard and winery is impressive. Since 2006, Paul-Henri has been re-enchanting this family-run address, which is improving in quality. The emphasis on plot-based cuvées and the mastery of ageing in wood, with an increasing use of large containers (foudres and vats), contribute to the excellence of the domaine, which has added a further requirement with organic farming certification since 2021.
RVF - La Revue du Vin de France / Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France
Wine rated (guide 2025) 93/100
Domaine rated (guide 2025) 1*Star (Stars in the making or quality winemakers with good production levels, you won't be disappointed when you taste the wines from these estates)
About the wine:
As usual, Les Blanchais is more taut and chiselled, while carrying the fatness of its year. It's a lovely white in the making.
About the domain :
Paul-Henry Pellé, Anne's son, is in charge of the vineyards and vinifications: this demanding winemaker, who never ceases to refine soil work and ageing methods, is fully committed to the quest for optimal ripeness and varied terroir expression. Meticulous vinification produces crisp, refreshing whites (Morogues), as well as deeper wines that reflect the uniqueness of each terroir: Le Carroir (old vines on flint), Vignes de Ratier (solar terroir of Kimmeridgian marl), Les Blanchais (northeast-facing Kimmeridgian marl). Well constituted, the reds may show some deviation.
Jancis Robinson
Wine rated (guide 2024) 16.5/20
About the wine:
Intense, deep nose. Bone-dry finish. Less fruit in the middle than others. Perhaps it needs time to build consistency? Citrus peel.
Vinous A. Galloni
Wine rated (guide 2024) 93/100
About the wine:
Les Blanchais 2022 is a finely textured, precise and concentrated style. It is distinguished by its texture and aromatic restraint, with aromas of fennel, citrus and oats. The 2022 offers excellent balance and ripe acidity with line and length. It has a high level of concentration and innate power at its core. Plenty of chalky intensity coats the palate.
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