\r\n« Tanins juteux de belle maturité, avec un soyeux unique pour l'appellation. On se régale ! » (Le Grand Guide des Vins de France 2010 - Bettane & Desseauve). Le Valençay rouge du Claux Delorme réuni les 4 cépages de l'AOC, le Gamay, le Cot, le Cabernet Franc et le Pinot Noir, issus d'un terroir d'argiles à silex. Ils nous livrent une cuvée complexe, dense et précise avec un fruit très rond. Idéal pour découvrir cette appellation trop méconnue. ","Sales","Wine guide","Loire wines","|","Red wine","Loire","Red","Sold individually","Drink or Keep","3.4/5 "," (5 customers)","Notes : Bettane & Desseauve 16/20 + mention \"Le Bonheur tout de suite!\" \r\n\"Juicy, beautifully ripe tannins, with a silkiness unique for the appellation. A real treat\" (Le Grand Guide des Vins de France 2010 - Bettane & Desseauve). The Valençay rouge du Claux Delorme brings together the 4 grape varieties of the AOC: Gamay, Cot, Cabernet Franc and Pinot Noir, grown on a flinty clay terroir. The result is a complex, dense and precise cuvée with very round fruit. Ideal for discovering this little-known appellation. ","Photos","Share","Features","Estate","Vintage","Designation","Region","Grape varieties","Terroirs","Flinty clay in the subsoil, gravel cover on the surface of about 30 to 60 cm.","Viticulture","Cultivation as environmentally-friendly as possible. Disbudding, leaf thinning, green harvesting if necessary. Yield: 45 Hl/Ha","Harvest","manual","Winemaking","Some grape varieties are vinified separately, with a 30-day vatting period in small-volume vats (50Hl).","Breeding","Cabernet Franc and Cot are aged in 600-litre barrels and tons.","Print file","Tasting & pairing","Nose","A spicy nose of paprika and pepper mingles with beautiful blackberry and morello cherry fruit.","Mouth","greedy, round and fresh, with dense, fine tannins and ripe fruit","Serve","Decant at 12-14°C","1 hour before","Drink from","2009","Drink before","2014","A déguster sur des viandes grillées, un magret de canard, une daube de boeuf, des terrines ou pâtés, des fromages de brebis... ","domains Minchin","More information on","Valençay","Expert opinion","Domain rated (guide 2024) 3*Stars (High-quality production that can serve as a benchmark in its sector)","About the domain :","With 17 hectares, Bertrand Minchin, a jovial and engaging winegrower, is one of the established names in the Menetou-Salon and Valençay appellations. With each passing vintage, he refines the style of his reds, which are among the best in the area, while his imposing, structured whites gain in precision. Superb value for money.","Domain rated (guide 2024) Cité (Vin réussi)","An established name in the menetou-salon appellation with his Dom. la Tour Saint-Martin, Bertrand Minchin, equally at ease with reds and whites, has been established since 1987 at the head of 17 ha of vines on the heights of Morogues, in conversion to organic farming. In 2004, he expanded into the Valençay appellation with the 15 ha of Claux Delorme, in Selles-sur-Cher, and quickly established himself as a benchmark.","Domain rated (guide 2024) Selected (We remind you that this guide is a prize list and as such, all the domains that appear in it, even without a star, represent, in our eyes, the excellence of French production).","Bertrand Minchin is present in Morogues, a Menetou-Salon cru, with domaine La Tour Saint Martin, and also in Valençay (Claux Delorme) - two estates grouped together under domains Minchin. The Valençays are joyful and upright: the Menetou-Salon cuvées are vinified with precision. The Sauvignons reflect the expression of their place thanks to a meticulous touch, as in the skilfully crafted reds. Since 2022, the estate has been certified Organic.","Customer reviews","Customer rating","3.4/5","on 5 reviews","Note and review by M. PIERRE S. Published on 04/02/2014","See all reviews from this customer","Note and review by M. PIERRE R. Published on 14/05/2013","Note and review by M. YANNICK J. Published on 23/02/2013","Note and review by M. RICHARD L. Published on 12/11/2012","Note and review by M. CHRISTOPHE D. 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Notes : Bettane & Desseauve 16/20 + mention "Le Bonheur tout de suite!" "Juicy, beautifully ripe tannins, with a silkiness unique for the appellation. A real treat" (Le Grand Guide des Vins de France 2010 - Bettane & Desseauve). The Valençay rouge du Claux Delorme brings together the 4 grape varieties of the AOC: Gamay, Cot, Cabernet Franc and Pinot Noir, grown on a flinty clay terroir. The result is a complex, dense and precise cuvée with very round fruit. Ideal for discovering this little-known appellation.
Flinty clay in the subsoil, gravel cover on the surface of about 30 to 60 cm.
Viticulture
Cultivation as environmentally-friendly as possible. Disbudding, leaf thinning, green harvesting if necessary. Yield: 45 Hl/Ha
Harvest
manual
Winemaking
Some grape varieties are vinified separately, with a 30-day vatting period in small-volume vats (50Hl).
Breeding
Cabernet Franc and Cot are aged in 600-litre barrels and tons.
Tasting & pairing
Nose
A spicy nose of paprika and pepper mingles with beautiful blackberry and morello cherry fruit.
Mouth
greedy, round and fresh, with dense, fine tannins and ripe fruit
Serve
Decant at 12-14°C
Open
1 hour before
Drink from
2009
Drink before
2014
Food and wine pairing
A déguster sur des viandes grillées, un magret de canard, une daube de boeuf, des terrines ou pâtés, des fromages de brebis...<br/>
Domain rated (guide 2024) 3*Stars (High-quality production that can serve as a benchmark in its sector)
About the domain :
With 17 hectares, Bertrand Minchin, a jovial and engaging winegrower, is one of the established names in the Menetou-Salon and Valençay appellations. With each passing vintage, he refines the style of his reds, which are among the best in the area, while his imposing, structured whites gain in precision. Superb value for money.
Guide Hachette des vins
Domain rated (guide 2024) Cité (Vin réussi)
About the domain :
An established name in the menetou-salon appellation with his Dom. la Tour Saint-Martin, Bertrand Minchin, equally at ease with reds and whites, has been established since 1987 at the head of 17 ha of vines on the heights of Morogues, in conversion to organic farming. In 2004, he expanded into the Valençay appellation with the 15 ha of Claux Delorme, in Selles-sur-Cher, and quickly established himself as a benchmark.
RVF - La Revue du Vin de France / Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France
Domain rated (guide 2024) Selected (We remind you that this guide is a prize list and as such, all the domains that appear in it, even without a star, represent, in our eyes, the excellence of French production).
About the domain :
Bertrand Minchin is present in Morogues, a Menetou-Salon cru, with domaine La Tour Saint Martin, and also in Valençay (Claux Delorme) - two estates grouped together under domains Minchin. The Valençays are joyful and upright: the Menetou-Salon cuvées are vinified with precision. The Sauvignons reflect the expression of their place thanks to a meticulous touch, as in the skilfully crafted reds. Since 2022, the estate has been certified Organic.
Customer reviews
Customer rating
3.4/5
on 5 reviews
Note and review by M. PIERRE S. Published on 04/02/2014
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Note and review by M. PIERRE R. Published on 14/05/2013
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Note and review by M. YANNICK J. Published on 23/02/2013
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Note and review by M. RICHARD L. Published on 12/11/2012
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Note and review by M. CHRISTOPHE D. Published on 22/10/2012
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