Blanc de la Noblaie

In the glass

Aroma: quince, honeysuckle, yellow apple, wet stone

Palate: pear, lemon zest, beeswax, saline length

Dry Chenin Blanc from limestone parcels at Ligre. Orchard fruit, beeswax and a saline length: a rare white expression of Chinon's tuffeau soils.

What it pairs with

• Crottin de Chavignol
  Aged goat cheese and dry Chenin's wax-and-mineral register are textbook.
• Roast turbot with beurre blanc
  White fish and Loire butter sauce are framed by the wine's pear and saline length.
• Pork loin with quince paste
  Quince on the palate echoes the dish; pork fat is refreshed by the acidity.

History

Blanc de la Noblaie is the rare white cuvee of the estate, drawn from old Chenin Blanc plantings on limestone at Ligre. Chinon's white production is under 3 percent of total appellation output.

1. 1998: Blanc de la Noblaie first bottled

Facts

Producer

Domaine de la Noblaie · visiting guide

Grapes

Chenin Blanc (100%)

Classification

Chinon AOC

Oak

10 months on lees in old oak demi-muids, no new oak

ABV

13.0%

Price

EUR 18 to 26 at retail

Drinking window

3 to 10 from vintage

First vintage

1998

Organic

ORGANIC CERTIFIED

Vegan

Yes (no animal-derived fining)

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