Marc Brédif Réserve Privée Millesime Exceptionel 2023 Chinon

A red Chinon from Marc Brédif, made in Cravant Les Côteaux from vines aged 30 to 45 years, grown on siliceous soils with traces of clay and limestone. It is a single-variety Cabernet Franc. The wine is expressive and elegant in profile. It ages for 9 months in barriques of first and third passage, which gives a full, soft palate, and it is long-lived. It suits meat menus, especially red meat main courses. Bright ruby in colour. The nose shows small red fruits, then vanilla and hints of graphite. On the palate it is broad, rich and textured, with well-integrated tannins and excellent persistence.