Chinon Rouge 2021

Private: Nicolas Gonnin – Vignoble du RAB

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Type

Red Wine

Appellation

Chinon

Variety

Cabernet Franc

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Viticulture

Soil type

Sand and gravel soil.

Vine age70 years old

PruningGuyot Poussard style.

Vinification

Harvested in a week at the beginning of October, the grapes were placed in concrete tanks for 21 days of maceration. Alcoholic fermentation lasted for 10 days. No punch-downs, 4 pump overs.

ElevageThe wine (90% free-run juice, 10% pressed juice) is aged for 5 months in concrete tanks.

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the producer

Private: Nicolas Gonnin – Vignoble du RAB

Founded in 2020

5 hectares

As part of the long tradition of winemaking in Chinon, Nicolas Gonnin confidently positions his project Vignoble du RAB in the future. Originally from the department of Charentes in South West France, Nicolas first worked as a train conductor in Paris at Austerlitz station. In 2020, he and his family decided to leave Paris and devote themselves to making Raisin À Boire (RAB) – Grapes For Drinking.

Nicolas completed his studies remotely and practiced his craft at the Winerie Parisienne when he acquired his first parcels, which could not have been more suited to his vision: the plots are planted to vines boasting over 60 years in age, and have been farmed organically since the early 1990s. A commitment to organic farming, biodynamic practices, and low-intervention winemakin...