2023 | Domaine de La Noblaie

Name: 2023, Domaine de La Noblaie, Chinon, Pierre de Tuf
Brand: Thienpont Wine
SKU: 2023495-00750
Price: 22.00 EUR
Availability: InStock

Chinon, Pierre de Tuf

This is the historic wine of the Noblaie estate, from Cabernet Franc vines planted in 1940 across two parcels: one of flinty clay and the other of limestone. The wine is vinified in a tuffeau-carved vat dating from the 15th century. After a long maceration in open vats with gentle extraction using a long wooden pestle, it is aged for 20 months on its lees in 500-litre barrels and amphorae. A very special wine, showing pure, fruity flavours of pomegranate and blood orange. Full-bodied and intense, with a long-lasting finish, it beautifully combines elegance and power. Delicious.

Drink from 2026 till 2029

About

SKU 2023495-00750

Vintage 2023

Country France

Region Loire

Château Domaine de La Noblaie

Appellation Chinon

Cuvee Pierre de Tuf

Color Red

Volume 0,75l

Grape Cabernet Franc

Producer Jérôme Billard

Alcohol 12,5%

The story

Château

Domaine de La Noblaie

There is a magical history at Noblaie. Legend has it the parcel of vines, still called “Les Blancs Manteaux” was where white knights collected taxes to finance their crusades to the Holy Land and the house dates back to the 15h century. A stone vat from the same period is still used to vinify the “Pierre de Tuf” or Tuffeau Rock cuvée. If you climb up to the Chiens-Chiens vineyard (I still haven’t got the etymology for this parcel) you can gaze across the river to the Château de Chinon where Joan of Arc asked the French king, Charles VII, if she could lead his army on a holy campaign. Our selection

Grape

Cabernet Franc

Cabernet Franc, along with the white Sauvignon Blanc is a parent of Cabernet Sauvignon. It has great fragrance and structure and shines both in the Loire Valley and in Bordeaux blends. The grape is believed to have originated in the Loire but today the Cabernet Franc grown in the Loire is not believed to be the same variety as that found in Bordeaux.

Cabernet Franc has smaller berries, is less densely packed, ripens earlier and requires less heat than Cabernet Sauvignon, although it is very similar in shape. It is fresher and more fragrant with aromas of redcurrant, menthol and blackcurrant with intense vegetal hints and an herbal finish. Cabernet Franc thrives especially on Bordeaux’s Right Bank, in the cooler clay soils of Saint-Emilion and Pomerol. Throughout the world, winemakers emulating the Bordeaux blend of grapes, will always plant Cabernet Franc alongside Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot.

The red wines of the Loire, made from 100% Cabernet Franc throughout
Touraine, have achieved high praise of late. Climate change and improved viticultural methods have given quality a real boost here. Particularly wines from Saumur-Champigny, Bourgueil and Chinon are of smooth density and have enticingly fresh red fruit and herbal notes, carried by juicy redcurrant and cherry fruit. In maturity these wines develop aromas of cigar box, truffle and tobacco. Our selection