This Chinon Vielles Vignes is mature, elegant and full-bodied. It has an expressive nose of jammy black fruits and powerful, robust tannins. The wine needs time, but its balance is remarkable. A little jewel to be kept for several years.
Features
Estate
Domaine Philippe Alliet
Cuvée
Vieilles Vignes
Vintage
2023
Designation
Chinon
Region
Loire
Grape varieties
Cabernet Franc, 40 à 70 ans
Terroirs
Limestone and tufa soils
Viticulture
Reasoned
Harvest
Manual
Winemaking
3 weeks in cement vats
Breeding
18 months in concrete vats
Alcohol content
13%
Tasting & pairing
Eye
Intense, brilliant dark garnet colour
Nose
Intense aromas of black fruits, jammy and spicy notes
Mouth
Mature, elegant and gourmet, powerful, full-bodied tannins, silky, to be waited for to refine.
Serve
Decant at 15-16°C
Open
1 hour before
Drink from
2026-2027
Drink before
2036+
Food and wine pairing
Enjoy with lamprey à la bordelaise, beef stew, lentil stew, duck with turnips...
Philippe Alliet Estate
Chinon
Expert opinion
Bettane & Desseauve
Wine rated (guide 2025) 93/100 (Vintage 2022)
Domaine rated (guide 2025) 4*Stars (Top-quality producers, the glories of French winegrowing)
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
Wine rated (guide 2025) 95/100 Favorite (vintage 2022)
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, backed up 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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