Chinon Rouge ‘Libre’
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
Gravel and flint soil.
Vine age70 years old.
PruningGuyot Poussard style.
Vinification
Harvested in a week at the end of September, the grapes are placed in a fiberglass tank for 45 days of maceration. Alcoholic fermentation lasted for 10 days. No punch-downs or pump-overs.
ElevageThe free-run juice (80%) is aged in fiberglass tanks and the pressed juice (20%) in oak barrels for 6 months.