Domaine du Bel Air vingt lieux dits Bourgueil label

Domaine du Bel Air les Vingt lieux dits Bourgueil 2020

Name: Domaine du Bel Air les Vingt lieux dits Bourgueil 2020 | Bine & Vine
Brand: Cabernet Franc
Price: 28.99 USD
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Pierre Gauthier has come up with an absolutely splendid wine. Richness of fruit, dark color, good earth notes, minerality and not a hint of underripe or overripe notes make this, his base cuvée, able to stand up to some of the grandest wines of the region. The secret here is old vines, organic farming and continually plowing the soil.

Here it is, judge for yourself. Drink it now with hearty winter fare or cellar it for 3-5 years. You will be amazed at the complexity that develops.

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Categories: Cabernet Franc, France, Loire, Red, Region, Wine Tags: Bourgueil AOC, Cabernet Franc, Certified Organic, Domaine du Bel Air, France, French, Loire, Loire Valley, Natural Wine, Organic, Organic Farming, Pierre Gauthier

Domaine du Bel Air les Vingt lieux dits Bourgueil 2020

VINE:
Terroir and soils: Clay-siliceous. Southern exposure. Average age of the vines: 40 years. Planting density: 5000 vines/ha.
Philosophy: Organic Agriculture (Ecocert certified in 2000)

IN THE CELLAR:
Estate grown grapes, Indigenous yeast fermented, Large format barrel aged, Low Sulfur Vinification & Aging, Organically Grown Grapes, Skin contact, Unfined & Unfiltered.

The Gauthier family is lucky enough to own old caves cut into the tuff as a maturing cellar, which serves as a cozy nest for the wines. They rest there, serenely, in a stable and sealed environment with natural temperatures ideal for conservation. This cuvée was aged in barrels of 2 and 3 wines for 12 months.

IN THE GLASS:
Domaine du Bel Air les Vingt lieux dits Bourgueil reveals an intense and deep ruby color. Scents of intense black fruits accompanied by slightly earthy notes delicately fill the senses. The mouth is full, frank and concentrated. No heaviness or sourness appears. Here everything is pure fruit, intense, fine and delicate. The sapid and persistent finish gives an incompressible desire to return with relish to this bewitching Bourgueil.