Les Petites Roches 2021
Les Petites Roches 2021
○ Vin de Jeune Garde, Fruité
○ Red wine - AOP Chinon
○ Agriculture Biologique
○ Cabernet Franc - 13 % vol.
○ Technical data
Les Petites Roches
A blend of gravelly plots on the Left Bank, this cuvée combines crisp fruit and vibrant minerality.
From vine to cellar
Fruit of a blend of different parcels located on the left bank of the Vienne with the same soil profile. The predominantly clay and moderately chalky slopes and plateaus produce wines with red fruit aromas and a lovely mineral structure, to be enjoyed within five years of the vintage. Average yield 45 hl/ha. Formerly Cuvée Jeunes Vignes, renamed to evoke the gravelly terroirs and their limestone parent rock, taking into account the ageing of the vines. Vinification method similar to Cuvée Terroir, but selected vines give greater density and complexity. Use of free-run wine only for maximum purity and finesse. Pressed wines blended with Cuvée Terroir, with qualitative exceptions. Able to age for several years.
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Wine Spectator
MILLESIME 2017
91/100 "Harmonious and focused, delivering a seductive core of crushed strawberry, rose hip and raspberry flavors. Very pure, with an alluring mineral hint in the background, emerging with spice on the long finish. Best from 2020 through 2028.
RVF 100
MILLENNIUM 2016
"Guide RVF 2020 : "(...)In red, Silènes and Petites Roches are simple and pleasantly fruity wines".
Wine Enthusiast
MILLENNIUM 2019
"Wine Enthusiast 2019: "This soft fruity wine comes from a selection of different parcels. It offers gentle tannins and plenty of intense, perfumed fruit. Still young, it has fresh acidity that is still very present. The wine needs to fill out, so drink from 2020.
Le Figaro
MILLESIME 2019
"A vibrant wine, with red berry notes and a hint of herbs. On the palate, lots of freshness and dynamism and spicy notes of pepper that add to its complexity."