Domaine de la Haute Olive
Loire | Chinon | Cravant-les-Côteaux
Bruno Sourdais carries an intuitive understanding of his vines and cellar work that cannot be learned at any school, only transmitted from one generation to another. He and his wife, Sophie, bring this perspective to the family’s extraordinary holdings in and around Cravant les Côteaux. Sensitivity to the varied terroirs in which their old-vine cabernet franc (the oldest planted about 1928) grows finds distinct expression in the wines.
Through attentive viticulture and thoughtful cellar work, Bruno and Sophie seek a balance of fruit and acidity, freshness and subtlety, achieving some of the most soulful Chinons we know.
Domaine de la Haute Olive 2022 Chinon "Les Quatre Ferrurres"
Les Quatre Ferrurres loosely translates to “four horseshoes,” a reference to the vineyard layout. This 70 year old Cabernet Franc is from a clay-heavy parcel that can only be farmed if there is no rain in final month leading up to harvest. For this reason, this site has only been bottled three times in the 21st century. Like the others, it is also fermented in concrete and matured in foudre.
- 2022
- Cabernet Franc
- France
- Loire
- Chinon
- Certified Organic
- Les Quatre Ferrurres
- South, southwest
- Clay
- Neutral Foudre
- Concrete
- 750 ml
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