Leave for one year after bottling.

The Chenin will only really come into its own after 2 to 5 years of ageing.

Loire fish (pike-perch and pike), shellfish, spicy dishes.

Press Millésime 2018 :

In Vino Veritas, 2020: A favourite!"This is a magnificent hillside on the left bank of the Vienne, on the edge of the Chinon A.O.C., with a white clay-limestone soil that is very well suited to white Chenin. The material is chiselled, with a frank verticality on the attack. The nose reveals smoky notes due as much to the ripeness of the grapes as to the ageing on the lees in demi-muids. The latter has also brought fatness to the middle of the mouth. Good persistence on the freshness of citrus fruits and minerality".

Vintage 2016 press :

17 / 20 - Le Figaro, 2019 : "What a superb wine! White Chinon, an appellation overshadowed by the dominance of the reds, and yet deserving of the greatest interest, as this vintage demonstrates with ease, with subtle notes of grilled hazelnut, citrus and peach resting on a mineral base. The palate is precise, remarkably lively and of good length. A must try. "15 / 20 - RVF - Guide 2019 - "After a generous 2015, the 2016 Clos de la Plante Martin remains ripe, but with a tonic tension that balances it. "90 / 100 Wine Enthusiast, 2019 : "This dry, spicy wine has the typical nutty aromas of Chenin Blanc cut through with intense acidity. Its freshness has calmed into a rich, full wine, tight with minerality as well as sliced apple and citrus flavors. "90 / 100 - Wine Spectator, 2019 : "This shows an enticing bouquet of elderflower and lilac on the nose, while the palate offers more restraint. Picks up flavors of yellow apple and nectarine midpalate, along with cardamom and sea salt accents that linger. Nuanced, focusing more on a silky texture and minerally structure, with high acidity for backbone. Drink now through 2023."

Press vintage 2015 :

15 / 20 - Bettane Desseauve - Guide 2019.15 / 20 - RVF - Guide 201917 / 20 - Le Figaro, 2019 : "A brilliant white wine with great finesse, very marked minerality and citrus aromas. It is long and salivating, and perfect with goat's cheese or shellfish"

2014 vintage press :

15 / 20 - RVF - Guide 2017

Press milestone 2013 :

15,5 / 20 - RVF - Guide 2016Vin Québec, 2018 : "Next is a (rare) white Chinon: Clos de la Plante Martin 2013, made from 100% Chenin Blanc. In the Loire, 2013 is reputed to be a very good vintage, whose dry white wines are generally still young, but are beginning to be accessible. This 3 ha plot, entirely planted with chenin blanc, on limestone soil, has just been attached to the AOC Chinon (in fact, this 2013 still carries the Touraine appellation). The nose is intense, very fruity, lemony, mineral, with beeswax, honey and a nice floral note: a classic Chenin Blanc. It is fat on the palate (slightly oily), with a marked acidity (did not do the malo) and a very juicy, dry, fruity, slightly salty and very, very long finish. Superb! and still very young. "Le Figaro, 2019 : "The wine expresses itself with elegance through subtle petroleum mineral notes that accompany the fruit. The palate is ample and concentrated, with beautiful bitters.

2012 vintage press :

15 / 20 - RVF - Guide 2015 : "Nice tonic white in 2012, quite complete and long.

2011 vintage press :

15.5 / 20 - RVF - Guide 2014