Les Vingts Lieux Dits 2020 Bourgueil - Domaine du Bel Air

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From the estate - Bel Air - Loire - Pierre and Rodolphe Gauthier

TASTING

When to drink this wine ? To be drunk between 2022 and 2030 (+).

Tasting: Bourgueil les Vingt Lieux-dits is generally deep, fresh and mineral on the nose. It reveals perfectly ripe, concentrated fruit and fascinating complexity. Intense and elegant on the palate, it is a fresh, firmly structured wine that develops impressive length, power and stimulating minerality on the finish. 13.5% alcohol.  

VINEYARD:

Terroir and soils: Siliceous clay. Southern exposure. Average age of the vines: 40 years. Planting density: 5000 vines/ha.

Philosophy: Organic Agriculture (Certified by Ecocert in 2000)

IN THE CELLAR :

Vinification and maturation: In the cellar, the grapes are entirely destemmed and then sorted again on a table before being vatted. Fermentation is traditional and with indigenous yeasts after a pre-fermentation cold maceration. The vatting is gentle and lasts on average 20 to 30 days with regular pumping over and punching down. The wines are then aged in barrels or demi-muids, the proportion of new barrels varying according to the vintages. The Gauthier family is fortunate to have old caves carved into the tufa rock that serve as a cosy nest for the wines. They rest there, serenely, in a stable and caulked environment with natural temperatures ideal for conservation. This cuvée was aged in 2 and 3 wine barrels for 12 months. The wines are then bottled without filtration.

TASTING ADVICE:

This wine can be drunk now as long as it is opened in advance for at least 2 hours or decanted. 

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