In the lovely hamlet of Les Roches St Paul there is a little gem of the Chinon appellation.
It’s a very fine terroir covering 1 hectare which produces a powerful and fabulously complex wine.
Category: Wines
Rive Gauche white
This wine comes from fine clay-limestone soil, on the left bank of the Vienne river.
The Chenin planted in this soil produces a wine with nice zingy acidity.
Perle sauvage rosé
Made with grapes harvested at full maturity, this sparkling natural Cabernet Franc single varietal wine was vinified without any winemaking inputs.
Vindoux l’intégrale
This wine comes from a lieu-dit known as “Vindoux” planted in 1929.
Its special vinification in open barrels gives it exceptional flavour and potential.
Les Devants de la Bonnelière Touraine Rosé
This Cabernet Franc comes from grapes grown in clay-limestone plots creating a lively wine. It is picked to preserve freshness and produces a fruity and complex wine.
Cold vinification accentuates its aromas. It should be enjoyed when young.
Perle sauvage white
Made with grapes harvested at full maturity, this natural sparkling Chenin single varietal wine was vinified without any winemaking inputs.
Rive Gauche rosé
This wine comes from the alluvial soils on the left bank of the Vienne river composed of sand and gravel.
The freshness of the Cabernet Franc planted in these soils creates a fresh aromatic rosé.
Rive Gauche rouge
The grapes for this wine are harvested and vinified by Marc Plouzeau. The aim is to make a very supple wine with delicate tannins and gorgeous red fruit aromas. This is a fresh, elegant and very approachable Chinon.
La Roche
From a selection of plots located on the southern
slopes of the Left Bank, harvested by hand and
vinified with great care, this wine reproduces
perfectly its soil and its grape variety.
Les devants de la Bonnelière Sauvignon
This Sauvignon is grown in clay-limestone plots, which brings freshness, and is harvested at full maturity, resulting in a very aromatic, crisp and fruity wine. Cold vinification accentuates its aromas. This wine can be enjoyed when young.