Domaine Couly-Dutheil 2018 Chinon Domaine Rene Couly Loire Valley

Sustainably grown, this estate Cabernet Franc is garnet and ruby colored, with a nice fruity nose and a round, velvety and aromatic palate of blackberry and black cherry.  Ideal with poultry and red meats, calf’s liver, sweetbreads with wild mushrooms, rack of lamb, braised lamb shoulder, coq au vin de Chinon.

Founded in 1921, Couly Dutheil is currently managed by Arnaud Couly Dutheil, great-grandson of Baptiste Dutheil, the estate's founder. In 2005, he decided to change direction, focusing on vineyard work to obtain much riper grapes and fruitier wines without sacrificing freshness. This involves low extraction, abandoning oak aging, and very light filtration. Tasting the different cuvées of Domaine Couly Dutheil is to discover the diverse terroirs of the Chinon appellation. The estate owns 95 hectares in Chinon and 7 hectares in Turquant, within the Saumur and Saumur Champigny appellations.