01 · Eye
Eye
Straw gold dress
2021
Chenin du Chapitre
Vintage 2021
Lemon
Apple
Honey
Almond
Floral
Butter
From the “Le Chapitre” plot, a south-east-facing hillside on deep clay-limestone soil, at the foot of Puy Notre Dame.
Grape variety
100% Chenin
Type
Dry white wine
Appellation
Wine of France
Color
White
Alcohol
13.0 %
Tasting & Serving
Body
Medium-low
Sweetness
Low
Tannin
Low
Acidity
High
Alcohol
13.0% ABV
10-12°C
Serving
White
Glass type
No
Decant
10-15 ans years
Cellar
I.
A south-east-facing hillside on deep clay-limestone soils at the foot of Puy Notre-Dame. A plot whose name recalls the religious past of the place — once belonging to the chapter of canons. Here Chenin yields ample, fleshy wines, balanced by a saline freshness.
Vue drone
Au cep
In the cellar
II.
Vinification
Manual harvesting at optimal ripeness. Long pneumatic pressing. Cold settling by decantation. Spontaneous fermentation in old oak barrels. Bottling without fining or filtration.
Eye, nose, palate
III.
Tasting
02 · Nose
Nose
Nose of ripe yellow apple, acacia flower, and a hint of citrus.
03 · Palate
Palate
Ample, fleshy mouth, balanced by a saline freshness.
04 · Finish
Finish
Persistent finish with chalky notes of the terroir.
At the table
IV.
Serving tips
Temperature
10-12°C
Take out of the fridge 30 min before serving
Decant
No
Aeration and aroma release
Cellaring
10-15 ans
Cool, stable cellar, bottle lying down
V.
Winemaker's note
The Coteau du Chapitre is where I go when I want to understand what the vine is telling me this year. The Chenin Blanc grown there yields fleshy, almost sun-kissed wines, but always underpinned by that saline acidity that is our signature. A cuvée of balance.
Signed
Guillaume Reynouard
At the table
VI.
Food & wine pairings
Fish
Grilled fine fish
Sea bass, sea bream, turbot — chargrilled over embers, fleur de sel, olive oil.
Poultry
Farmhouse poultry in cream sauce
Poularde or Loué chicken, creamy mushroom sauce, pilaf rice.
Meat
Veal sweetbreads
Sweetbreads browned in butter, creamy morel sauce, asparagus in season.
See recipe
Cheese
Semi-dry goat cheeses
Sainte-Maure de Touraine, Selles-sur-Cher — semi-dry Loire goat cheeses.
World cuisine
Spicy Asian dishes
Thai curry, Indian dishes, gentle spices — the wine's freshness balances the heat.
World cuisine
Sushi and sashimi
Precise Japanese cuisine, top-quality raw fish, vinegared rice.
Production
A precious cuvée
2021
Vintage
4.5k
Bottles produced
100%
Certified biodynamic
