Chateau Du Petit Thouars - Le Clos Chinon Blanc 2021

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Producer	Chateau Du Petit Thouars
Country	France
Region	Loire Valley
Subregion	Chinon
Varietal	Chenin Blanc
Vintage	2021
Sku	30111
Size	750ml
ABV	1.00%

Chinon is known largely as a red-wine appellation, but the best Chenin Blanc from here can rival its more-famous cousins in the Anjou for intensity and complexity. And, certainly, Pe- tit Thouars’s Chinon Blanc makes a strong case for their lime- stone-dominated corner of Chinon as an outstanding white- wine terroir. Its rich, assertive nose suggests tactile lusciousness, with classic varietal notes of honey and green apple vying for attention with an attractive musk-melon element. The palate— luscious as advertised—is broad and almost oily, yet it remains tensile and precise due to the wine’s notable acidity. It finishes bold and clinging, with a strong impression of dry extract and a sense of underlying seriousness.

Petit Thouars’s white wine comes from a 0.75-hectare plot of Chenin Blanc planted in 2010 within the confines of an ancient wall immediately behind the chateau itself. It is always quite dry, with a generous and broad palate that nicely counters the piercing acidity of the Chenin.