Domaine de la Noblaie, 2020 Chinon 'Les Chiens Chiens'

No.15 | What's In My Glass

Chinon has been on my mind a little more often than usual lately as I prepare for a week-long visit to the region later this month. So I was delighted when I recently found a bottle of Domaine de la Noblaie’s Les Cheins Chiens on the shelf at Bossanova Wine & Beer in Toronto.

Jérôme Billard is one of the few vignerons who I can safely say I’ve known for nearly my entire career in the wine business (almost 17 years now). When I was Export Manager for Niagara’s Pillitteri Estates Winery, we used to exhibit at ProWein every year, and whenever I had a break from pouring wine at our stand, I made a mad dash to the Loire Valley Wines section so I could taste as many Cabernet Francs as I could in a short period of time. It was here where I met Jérôme for the first time likely fifteen or so years ago. Often accompanied by my tasting partner-in-crime Brian Schmidt from Vineland Estates, Jérôme was always generous with his time, and didn’t hesitate to answer our many technical questions about Ca…