This wine opens up with a superb nose featuring blueberry, red plum, and hints of iris flowers. On the palate, it is smooth, with fine, well-integrated tannins and a silky, velvety finish with subtle spice notes. Villemade for the win!
This is the first vintage for this cuvée, a blend of 90% Pinot Noir and 10% Gamay from 30-year-old vines taken over by Hervé in 2020, planted on clay-limestone soils in Chitenay, within the Cheverny appellation, on a 1.60-hectare plot. The grapes were harvested by hand, and the two grape varieties were vinified separately in whole clusters. Gentle pressing followed, and the wine was aged in barrels and large casks (without new oak) for 11 months. Bottled at the end of July 2026 without fining or filtration, with only a micro-dose of sulfur added.
Hervé Villemade is a natural winemaker situated within the Cheverny appellation. Less of a media darling than his famous neighbour Thierry Puzelat , Hervé and his 25-hectare estate nonetheless have nothing to be shy about. You might say there’s a gentle and productive form of competition between them, a source of motivation perhaps... When the family estate was handed over to him in 1995,...
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Minimal sulphites
Minimal sulphites
Minimal sulphites
Minimal sulphites
Minimal sulphites
Minimal sulphites
Minimal sulphites
Minimal sulphites
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