Domaine Alain Chabanon "Petit Merle aux alouettes" red 2022

Domaine Alain Chabanon "Petit Merle aux Alouettes" red 2022

Name: Domaine Alain Chabanon "Petit Merle aux Alouettes" red 2022
Brand: CHABANON
SKU: 205651
Price: 114 EUR
Availability: InStock

90/100 RVF. As its name subtly suggests, here is an elegant "petit merlot" that is very easy to approach, full of roundness and freshness. Magnificent in 2022!

€114.00

€19.00 / bouteille

6 bottles (cardbox)

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Domaine Alain Chabanon Le Petit Merle aux Alouettes 2022

RVF Guide to the Best Wines of France 2025 (Sept. 2024): 90/100. In red, Petit Merle aux Alouettes 2022 has its usual silky and fleshy structure, with lovely fruit.

Technical Sheet written by the domaine:

Blend: 100% Merlot

Terroir and cultivation method: Poor clay-limestone soil with large rolled pebbles. The vines are cultivated biodynamically, under Demeter control, with complete soil tillage and no fertilizer inputs.

Harvest: Manual, in perforated crates.

Vinification: After passing through the Sorting Table, gravity-fed into the tank. No inoculation. Traditional vinification alternating punching down and pumping over. Maceration for 5 weeks. Pneumatic pressing.

Aging: 10 months in stainless steel tank. No fining. Production of 10,700 bottles.

Tasting advice: Open, or better, decant at least 2 hours before serving at a temperature of 15 to 17 °C.

Food pairing: Sautéed kid with new vegetables, Provençal rabbit crepinettes, confit pork belly, sweet onions, braised veal paupiettes with olives.

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