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2022 Chinon Pierre de Tuf, Domaine de la Noblaie, Jérôme Billard
Duty paid means taxes are included and the wine is ready for home delivery and drinking.
- Case of 6 Bottles0in basket
- Bottle0in basket
- This product is En Primeur and only available for purchase to cellar. Buy to cellar only.
Wine specification
- ProducerDomaine de la Noblaie
- ColourRed Wine
- SweetnessDry
- Region & CountryLoire, France
- ABV12.5%
- Grape(s)Cabernet Franc
- MaturityYoung 2027 – 2037
- StyleStill Wine
Product Description
Pierre de Tuf is Jérôme's stand-out cuvée. It's made from a blend of two parcels of Cabernet Franc, both planted in the 1940s. He uses an incredible fifteenth-century tuffeau cuve, hewn into the wall of the old cellar, to do a long, slow fermentation. This method brings out the delicious complexity in this old vine Cabernet Franc. From 2020 onwards, Jérôme has increased the length of ageing from 18 to 24 months before bottling, giving the wine time to knit together, so that it feels composed, powerful, and elegant once in bottle. There is a succulent ripeness of black fruit behind the tannins, and the wine shows impressive balance. There's a whisper of smoke and violets on the nose, and a deep fruit core on the palate promising good ageing potential. It remains outstanding value for money.