Appellation: St. Nicolas de Bourgueil
Region: Loire
Country: France
Color: Red
Varietal(s): Cabernet Franc
About The Producer
Guy Duveau created the Domaine and then retired in 2007. Today, the estate is in the well-qualified hands of his sons, Dominique and Jean-Luc. They have 21 ha of vines in Bourgueil and St Nicholas de Bourgueil, known for combining both structure and fruit. Their Domaine grows 100% Cabernet Franc that is situated on sand, gravel, and clay soils. Since 2015 they have been Certified Organic Everything is made on the Domaine. Their wine embodies authenticity and a sense of place and bears the signature of the land on which their grapes grow.
Terroir & Vineyard Practices:
This is the Domain’s top cuvee named Les Argiles à Silex after the soil in which the vines are grown. This superior clay-flint soil works magic with Cabernet Franc by imparting a pleasing (craveable) minerality to the wine. The vines are more than 50 years old, so this is a full-bodied, rich, elegant wine.
Tasting Notes
We’re talking 100% Cabernet Franc with aromatics of lush dark fruit flavors, hints of blackberry and mint, a touch of roast coffee, and licorice. It is powerful, classy, and elegant with a long finish.
Vinification
They use mechanical harvesting and then hand sorting at sorting tables. The wine undergoes temperature-controlled fermentation, gentle pressing with traditional vinification. Aging is completed in epoxy-resin-lined cement vats, with light filtering.
