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ORIGIN

Loire Valley, France

APPELLATION

AOC Chinon

VINEYARD

Cabernet franc vines are planted in clay-silica soils

BLEND

100% Cabernet Franc

FARMING

Hand harvested, sorted twice

 

WINEMAKING

5-6 week maceration with daily pump overs

AGING

Aged in stainless-steel tanks

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The Lorieux domaine is located in St. Nicolas de Bourgueil and Cravant either side of the Loire River, the result of the merger of two vineyards. Brothers Alain and Pascal work these lands, with Alain producing Chinon wines and Pascal producing Saint-Nicolas de Bourgueil. Terroir defines the specificity of these Loire Valley wines.

Fact Sheets: 2019

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