DOMAINE PHILIPPE ALLIET Chinon 'Vieilles Vignes' Red 2022
Red
2022
Loire Valley
Chinon
Cabernet Franc
Organic
Tasting Notes & Ratings
Grape
100% Cabernet Franc
Tasting notes
The nose is so deep and powerful on this wine. With 50% aged in barrel, it offers more than I was expecting. Layers of complexity come from the 55- to 80-year-old vines, adding a wonderful, spiced profile. The structure is the real star of this wine. The acidity is so clean and lifts it up to another level. The tannins are ripe but help frame the fruit and balance this very impressive wine.
Vieilles Vignes Cabernet Franc is complex with dark fruit flavours.
This exquisite Chinon is made from the oldest vines of the Domaine – averaging 60 years. It is a blend from varying plots of gravel and sandy soil vineyards in the small village of Cravant-Les-Côteaux by the Vienne River.
The wine develops very well on the nose with notes of blackcurrant, red fruits, a subtle saltiness and some earthy flavours. The taste is complex; firm tannins, dark fruits and duration on the palate.
It pairs well with a braised beef dish, white meats or a platter of charcuterie. It is ready to drink if decanted for 30 minutes before service and could age another five to seven years.
Expert ratings
90/100 - Vinous
"The 2021 Vieilles Vignes is a job well done in a tricky season. Pure, lifted and admirably fragrant, it offers up cassis alongside raspberries. It is a lithe, athletic expression of these old vines, with a line of acidity that punches through, lending freshness and brightness."