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:
Bourgueil and St Nicolas de Bourgueil, where Domaine du Rochouard is located, are known for combining both structure and fruit. Along a spectrum with "fruit-forward" on one end and "structured" on the other, this red from St. Nicolas de Bourgueil balances deftly in the middle.
Tasting Notes
Fruit-forward with sink-your-nose-in-the-glass aromatics. Gentle tannins give structure to the juicy red fruit on the palate. On the finish, minerality and acidity balance beautifully.
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.
