Domaine de la Noblaie: Tasting & Drinking
In his own words Jérôme Billard looks for a style of Chinon that is correct, ripe and not vegetal, but not too tannic. My own experience with the wines suggests this is achieved in spades. The wines carry pure fruit, defined and elegant, and although the higher-class cuvées such as the Pierre de Tuf carry substance and structure, they do not veer into the overly dry or dusty character that can be a side-result of handling Cabernet Franc in this manner. Indeed, the purity and soul seen within the red wines is distinctive and highly admirable, so much so that I think Jérôme Billard is a name in the appellation to watch very closely.
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