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Chinon Clos de l'Olive Couly-Dutheil (Domaine) 2002

  • Red fruit
  • Aperitif wine
  • Enjoy with friends
  • Color: Red
  • 12.50% 
  • 3L
  • Intensity
  • Light

Un superbe vin, issu d'un clos calcaire, exposé au Sud, à l'Est de Chinon. Un fruité dynamique et facile qui s'accordera pourtant et volontiers avec des viandes rouges. More info

  • Quantity: 4 Bottles
  • Level: 4 into-neck
  • Label: 4 very slightly marked label, 2 very slightly torn label
  • Origin: Private individual
  • Recoverable VAT: No
  • Country/Region: Loire
  • Appellation/Wine: Chinon
  • Producer/Owner: Couly-Dutheil (Domaine)
  • More information....

Chinon Clos de l'Olive Couly-Dutheil (Domaine) serve at a temperature of 17°C. It will pair perfectly with the following dishes: quiche aux lardons, Rougail saucisses, Mignon d'agneau aux herbes.

  • Vintage score: 17/20
  • Lot presentation
    Chinon Clos de l'Olive Couly-Dutheil (Domaine)

    The wine

    Le domaine est l'un des plus imposants de Chinon puisqu'il détient presque 80 hectares en propre sur l'appellation. Grâce à des élevages beaucoup moins perceptibles, plus fins et élégants, les vins du domaine ont acquis une superbe réputation. Ils complètent leur production par des achats de raisin permettant de produire une large gamme vaste et cohérente. Cette cuvée provient d'un clos à dominante calcaire, à l'Est de Chinon, à Cravant-les-Coteaux avec une exposition Sud, ce qui en fait un clos superbe afin de dégager une minéralité vraie ainsi qu'une maturité parfaite grâce à l'exposition. La cuvée est issue d'un égrappage intégral, d'une fermentation en levures indigènes permettant de favoriser l'expression juste du vin et du terroir. Ce sont des vins de grande qualité, sur un fruit croquant et frais, qui sont produits chaque année par le domaine sur cette superbe parcelle. Si le vin est destiné à la longue garde, il saura toutefois être apprécié dans sa jeunesse sur des plats imposants, comme du gibier ou encore de la viande rouge.

    Information about domain René Couly

    Located close to Tours between the Loire and Vienne, the appellation of Chinon, an AOC since 1937, stretches across around 1,900 hectares spread over nineteen municipalities. The wine made here is mostly red, using Cabernet Franc, but a small amount of white wine is also produced (less than 1% of total production), from the Chenin grape variety (also called Pineau de la Loire). Located opposite the Château de Chinon, the Clos de l'Echo was undoubtedly one of the castle's very first vineyards - and maybe even one of the first in Chinon, too. It belonged to the Rabelais family, and owes its name to the echo that reverberates off its royal walls. The clay-limestone soil here is worked with sustainable practices, the grapes are carefully sorted and the wine aged in vats only. Boasting a deep colour and well-ripened aromas, this wine enjoys an incredibly structured texture that hints at good things to come for those who are patient enough to wait around 10 years! Founded in 1921 by Baptiste Dutheil, extended by René Couly (who married Madeleine Dutheil), the Domaine Couly-Dutheil estate has remained a family affair. Couly-Dutheil is renowned for the quality of its soils, but also for its patient, painstaking work towards quality. Of the 2,000 hectares of Chinon vineyard, Couly-Dutheil alone vinifies almost 120 hectares, of which 90 directly. The estate is spread across three different Chinon soil types.

    Detailed characteristics

    • Quantity: 4 Bottles
    • Level: 4 into-neck
    • Label: 4 very slightly marked label, 2 very slightly torn label
    • Origin: Private individual
    • Type of cellar: Space in a wine storage facility
    • Recoverable VAT: No
    • Original Wooden Case / Original Case: No
    • French customs seal: yes
    • Alcohol percentage: 12.50 %
    • Country/Region: Loire
    • Appellation/Wine: Chinon
    • Producer/Owner: Couly-Dutheil (Domaine)
    • Vintage: 2002
    • Color: Red
    • Service temperature: 17°
    • Viticulture: Conventional 
    • Size (in ha): 83
    • Volume: 420000
    • Intensity: Light
    • Dominant aroma: Red fruit
    • Tasting occasion: Aperitif wine
    • Grape variety: Cabernet franc

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    Chinon Clos de l'Olive Couly-Dutheil (Domaine) 2002

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