2007 Domaine Les Roches (Alain et Jerome Lenoir) Chinon Chenin Blanc, Loire, France Pol Roger The grapes

The grapes

Soil: Loess

L'Encantada - Bas Armagnac

Soil Type: Decomposed granite atop exposed granitic boulders

Grapes: Auxerrois 12

2007 Domaine Les Roches (Alain et Jerome Lenoir) Chinon Chenin Blanc, Loire, France Pol Roger The grapesThe Chenin Blanc parcel is over 100 years old and exclusively Franc de Pied. With so little land, Jerome makes only one white, in such tiny quantities that it is very rarely imported. All the wine see extensive elevage in old wood. Naturally fermented in oak, they tend to be lighter, softer, more feminine than any other in the AOC. They are released much later than anyone elses in the region, as well.