Retour Domaine Pellé - Menetou-Salon - Les Cris - Red - 2022
COUNTRY/REGION: Loire Valley
DESIGNATION: AOP Menetou-Salon
COLOR: Red
VINTAGE: 2022
GRAPE VARIETY: 100% Pinot Noir
ALCOHOL: 13 vol.
CONTENT: 75 cl
The tasting
Color A deep purple-red.
Nose The beautiful scent of red berries
Palate This cuvée strikes a perfect balance, showcasing impressive Pinot Noir concentration. Silky tannins and a chalky minerality weave seamlessly through the fruit, creating a harmonious and refined palate.
The sommelier's advice
Temperature Serve between 14 and 16°C.
Food A wine for a meal, with grilled meats, veal stew, roast poultry
Cellar ageing From now until 2029
The estate and the wine
The estate and the wine A benchmark estate in Menetou-Salon and awarded one star by La Revue du Vin de France—a leading French wine publication—Domaine Pellé is one of the Loire Valley’s standout names.

Since 2008, Pierre-Henry Pellé has brought a meticulous approach to every detail, from biodynamic farming to precise parcel selection and carefully managed aging. The result is a range of cuvées that reflect the unique character of their terroirs with remarkable clarity.

What sets the estate apart is the consistency across the board: crisp, precise Whites and deeply structured Reds built to age beautifully.
Wine From 60-year-old vines, the 2022 Menetou-Salon Les Cris Red offers a beautifully concentrated expression of Pinot Noir, lifted by the fresh, signature style of the Loire Valley. Its chalky minerality brings depth and precision, making it a refined, food-friendly wine with the potential to age gracefully over the next few years.
Vinification Hand harvested, wine left to ferment for 3 to 5 weeks in wooden vats, natural fermentation, direct blend of free-run juice and press juice, aged in wooden vats (50%) and 400L barrels (50%).
AWARDS
AWARDS Estate rated 1 star in the Guide Des Meilleurs Vins de France 2025 RVF
Estate rated 3 stars in the Guide Bettane+Desseauve 2025