REGION   Menetou-Salon, Loire Valley, France

GRAPE   100% Pinot Noir

STYLE   Red, smooth and elegant

SOIL   Upper Jurassic sedimentary limestone

ABV   13.5%

SERVE   Lightly cool, 14–16°C (57–61°F)

An elegant Loire Valley Pinot Noir from the Chavet family's 23-hectare estate, farmed since the 1600s. Menetou-Salon lies southwest of Sancerre in the Cher, with 627 hectares across ten villages on Upper Jurassic limestone.

Tasting notes

Dark fruit, mainly blackberry and blackcurrant, with a ripe, rounded attack, fine tannins and a smooth, lush palate.

Pairs with

Charcuterie, beef tartare, fish