Domaine de Pallus Les Pensées de Pallus Chinon 2017

by Domaine de Pallus 2017

$49.99 ($299.94 /case)

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Domaine de Pallus Les Pensées de Pallus Chinon 2017

by Domaine de Pallus 2017

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Producer : Domaine de Pallus

Region : France (France), Loire (France)

Food Pairing : Cured Meat, Red Meat, Steak

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Tasting Notes

"From the very best plots of the sandy limestone slopes in Cravant-les-Côteaux, the 2017 Chinon Les Pensées de Pallus offers a pure, fresh, fragrant and intense bouquet of ripe and concentrated as well as spicy red and dark berries (most of all blackberries and cassis but also cherries) and earthy, mineral and floral aromas. Silky textured, fresh and vital on the palate, this is a full-bodied, juicy but also straight and tight Cabernet Franc with an intense and elegant, fruity texture that represents both layers of the terroir: sand and tuff limestone. This is an excellent, nervy and stimulating Chinon from Bertrand Sourdais.”

Stephan Reinhardt, The Wine Advocate, 2021

Specs

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Price of Case	$299.94
Cellaring	Cellar
Sweetness	XD - Extra Dry See Sweetness Chart
Bottle Size	750 ml
Producer	Domaine de Pallus
Region	France (France), Loire (France)
Alcohol	13.5% alc./vol.
Style	Smooth and silky reds
Vintage	2017
Farming Method	Biodynamic
Food Pairing	Cured Meat, Red Meat, Steak
Descriptors	Earthy, Floral, Fruity, Mineral
Wine Type	Red
Wood Presence	Oaked
Body	Medium
Grapes	100% Cabernet Franc

The Producer

Domaine de Pallus

Bertrand Sourdais, is among the finest Cabernet Franc producers in the world today. He grew up at Pallus but decamped for Spain after completing his enology studies in Bordeaux. While achieving stardom in Spain, Bertrand remained passionate about his native Chinon, and for its emblematic variety, Cabernet Franc.

In the early 2000s, with his father’s retirement nearing, Bertrand took up the challenge of creating something great at Pallus. In Spain, he questioned orthodoxy and returning to Pallus believed he could chart a new course.

His goal, ultimately, was to honor Chinon’s soils and its ancient traditions. But he knew that to do so he would need to correct the flaws that persisted in the region’s traditional methods, while avoiding the mistakes typically made by modernists.

Bertrand began his quest in the autumn of 2003. From the start, he has worked in the vineyards to create harmony and balance, while striving tirelessly to find the potential of each vine. And though biodynamics have become an important tool for many Loire Valley growers, they were merely a starting point in Bertrand’s quest to set his vineyards on the right path.

He has completely rethought the winemaking process; often reverting to techniques favored by much earlier generations. He employs extended macerations—up to an astonishing forty days—to capture the ‘true’ personality of Chinon. Elévage is similarly long and gentle; he primarily ages his wines in used barrels from elite Burgundy estates. The wines are handled less, and bottled later, than those of almost any other domaine in Chinon.