Guy Allion Pinot Noir Les Parcs 2024
Strawberry-fruited and creamy-textured, this is a joyously ripe, juicy Pinot with a good deal of cool-climate finesse.
The vineyard occupies slopes on the right bank of the River Cher, well exposed to the southwest and southeast. Soils vary between clay-limestone and shallow flinty clay, with good drainage. Vineyard treatments are kept to a minimum, in line with the Terra Vitis code of practice.
The grapes were destemmed and then fermented in temperature controlled tanks. The wine saw a few months in older oak barrels before bottling.
Over the last forty years, Guy Allion has grown this traditional family estate from six hectares to twenty-seven; his son Cédric has worked alongside him since 1999. Careful viticulture is the obsession here, delivering not just expressive Sauvignon, but pure Pinot Noir and ripe Malbec too – no mean feat in Touraine!
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