Chateau de Coulaine
Operating since 1300, the family-owned estate of Château de Coulaine is rich in viticultural tradition. In 1988, Etienne and Pascale de Bonnaventure took over all viticulture and winemaking responsibilities and have grown the estate to its current 18 hectares. Planted mostly to Cabernet Franc (with a little Chenin blanc making both Chinon blanc and Touraine blanc) the wines are now made by their son, Jean.
In 1997, these vineyards were the first in the appellation to be certified organic. All grapes are hand-harvested and vinification follows a non-interventionalist path. Low yields mean deeply concentrated, savoury and succulent expressions of Cabernet Franc with ripe and polished tannins – a harmonious balance between tradition and modernity. Simply some of the purest and most deliciously approachable wines you will find in Chinon.
Website: www.chateaudecoulaine.com
Location: 37420 Beaumont-en-Veron Chinon France
Winemaker: Château de Coulaine
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Chateau de Coulaine Chinon 2015
Add to cart$30.00in any six
$33.00 per single bottle
From younger vines up to about 15 years old, this wine is vinified in cement tanks using indigenous yeast and aged in a combination of large old oak and cement tanks. A real ‘vin de soif’ giving the extravagant raspberry perfume and thirst quenching freshness that Chinon is so well known for.
Producer: Chateau de Coulaine
Producer: Chateau de Coulaine$30.00in any six
$33.00 per single bottle
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Chateau de Coulaine Chinon 2018
Add to cart$35.00in any six
$40.00 per single bottle
A beautiful, supple, light red from Chateau de Coulaine. The 2018 Chinon has an abundance of crisp, fresh red fruits. It’s made from younger vines up to about 15 years old, and vinified in cement tanks using indigenous yeast. The wine is aged in a combination of large old oak and cement tanks. A wine […]
Producer: Chateau de Coulaine
Producer: Chateau de Coulaine$35.00in any six
$40.00 per single bottle
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Chateau de Coulaine Chinon “Bonnaventure” 2014
Add to cart$39.00in any six
$42.00 per single bottle
Made from a 1.7 ha plot of vines aged 15-20 years old, planted on sand over limestone. Aged in 60 hl wooden oak vats to allow gentle micro-oxygenation. Perfumed raspberry scented fruit and bright rich black cherry fruit on the palate. This shows tremendous fresh Chinon expression.
Producer: Chateau de Coulaine
Producer: Chateau de Coulaine$39.00in any six
$42.00 per single bottle
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Chateau de Coulaine Chinon Blanc 2014
Add to cart$50.00in any six
$54.00 per single bottle
This comes from a tiny plot of 23 year old vines just opposite the chateau with a full south exposure planted in clay over limestone, and also a few rows of 7 year old vines located up behind the chateau. Made with indigenous yeast and aged on lees in barrel for 12 months and then […]
Producer: Chateau de Coulaine
Producer: Chateau de Coulaine$50.00in any six
$54.00 per single bottle
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Chateau de Coulaine Chinon “Franc de Pied” 2013
Add to cart$51.00in any six
$55.00 per single bottle
Made from a tiny plot of ungrafted vines in front of the chateau. Vinified in cement with indigenous yeast and then aged in 400 litre barrels (none new). The wine is bottled unfined and unfiltered with minimal S02. This has given the purest expression of Cabernet Franc that one is likely to find in the […]
Producer: Chateau de Coulaine
Producer: Chateau de Coulaine$51.00in any six
$55.00 per single bottle