2021 CHINON 'LES BARNABES'

TRY ME IF YOU LOVE : Pinot Noir & Cru Beaujolais

ABV: 12.5%

GRAPES: 100% Cabernet Franc

TASTING NOTES : Flavours of dark berries, blackcurrants, herbs, and a subtle earthiness. It has a medium-bodied structure with smooth tannins and a balanced acidity.

PAIRS WITH : Rustic Mediterranean dishes, game, white meat & charcuterie.

SERVE ME : Just below room temperature

A beautiful example of what the Loire Valley has to offer, with fragrant violet aromas and lush red fruit. Subtle tannins for a touch of structure and elegant length. A lovely introduction to one of the most well-respected Domains in the Loire.

Raffault’s Les Barnabés is from a site to the west and downhill on a plain of alluvial soils near the Loire River. The sandy, gravelly site yields a lighter style of Cabernet Franc which is more approachable in it’s youth.

Fruit is organically farmed, harvested by hand, destemmed but not crushed, and fermented in tank with native yeasts. The fermentation is at cooler temperatures and the aging in tank only, all to preserve the freshness and brightness of the fruit.