Champ Chenin

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In the glass

Aroma: quince, honeysuckle, wet stone, yellow apple

Palate: pear, saline mineral, beeswax, lemon zest

Dry Chenin Blanc from limestone parcels at Savigny-en-Veron. Quince and honeysuckle on the nose, with the typical Loire Chenin balance of orchard fruit, beeswax and saline mineral length.

What it pairs with

• Quenelles de brochet with sauce Nantua Loire pike dumplings and Chenin Blanc are a regional cornerstone.More wines for fish →
• Crottin de Chavignol Aged goat cheese and dry Chenin's wax-and-mineral register are textbook.More wines for goat cheese →
• Roast chicken with tarragon Herbal poultry meets the wine's honeysuckle lift.More wines for chicken and white meat →

With cheese

Sainte-Maure de Touraine Our pick The consortium suggests a Chenin or Sauvignon from Touraine for this cheese. A dry Touraine Chenin, raised in tank or older oak, has the high acidity and citrus or orchard fruit to cut through a creamy, tangy log.

History

Chinon's small white production comes from old Chenin Blanc parcels like Champ Chenin. Raffault has bottled this cuvee since the early 1960s.

1. 1960Champ Chenin established as a white-cuvee bottling

Facts

Producer

Domaine Olga Raffault · visiting guide

Grapes

Chenin Blanc (100%)

Classification

Chinon AOC

Oak

8 to 10 months in old oak demi-muids, no new oak

ABV

13.0%

Price

EUR 18 to 28 at retail

Drinking window

3 to 12 from vintage

First vintage

1960

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