Pierre Sourdais - Chinon Tradition 2020

Chinon|Red wine|Organic

3.7/5 (7 customers)

89/100

RVF

(2019 Vintage Notes)

Cabernet Franc

fruity

balanced

This Chinon Tradition boasts a deep ruby-purple color and offers a rich, complex, and well-defined aromatic profile, highlighted by lovely notes of ripe fruit. On the palate, it is well-balanced, revealing subtle hints of mineral notes within a fairly tannic structure… Best enjoyed with red meat!

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Estate

Domaine Pierre Sourdais

Vintage

Tradition

Vintage

2020

Designation

Chinon

Region

Loire

Grape varieties

Cabernet Franc

Terroirs

Diverse soil types: gravelly, clay-limestone, and siliceous soils, as well as flint-clay soils, with varying exposures and ages

Viticulture

Certified organic

Grape Harvest

Manuals

Winemaking

3 weeks at a temperature of 25–30°C, with daily pumping over; malolactic fermentation either on the lees or, after racking, in the wine alone

Livestock farming

A few months in the tank, light filtration

Alcohol content

12,5%

Organic

Yes

Eye

A beautiful ruby-purple color

Nose

A rich, complex, and well-defined bouquet with notes of ripe fruit

Palate

Well-balanced, with a subtle hint of aromas from the lower notes, and fairly tannic

Serve

At 17-18°C

Open

1 hour before

Drink before

2028

Food and wine pairings

Enjoy it with red meat, roast capon, cold cuts, mild cheeses...

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Bettane & Desseauve

Winery rated 1 star (A high-quality, recommended wine that lives up to what one would expect from its appellation(s))

About the estate:

Established in 1981 on part of the family estate in Cravant-les-Coteaux, Pierre Sourdais cultivates his 27 hectares of vineyards using organic farming methods, with vineyards located both on the plains and on the hillsides. The Réserve-Stanislas and Les-Boulaies vintages are the ones to seek out first; they produce the wines with the richest tannic structure and the greatest aging potential.

Guide Hachette des vins

Rated estate (2024 guide) Award-winning wines (This producer’s wines are regularly recognized by the guide)

About the estate:

It was at Moulin-à-Tan that oak bark was once ground for use in tanning hides at the region’s many tanneries. Today, the old mill has given way to a 27-hectare organic vineyard run by Pierre Sourdais, who is gradually passing the business on to his daughter Caroline and his son-in-law Sylvain. A trusted name in the Chinon region.

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Wine rated (2021 guide) 89/100 (2019 vintage)

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Customer rating

3.7/5

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