Lamé-Delisle-Boucard, Domaine des Chesnaies, Bourgueil Cuvée Prestige, Loire, France, 2014

Viticulture
Clay-limestone soils, on the south-facing slopes of Beauvais, Brunetières and Bézards.
Winemaking
This cuvée is vinified in wooden vats from start to finish. Alcoholic fermentation takes place in conical wooden vats, with punching down and pumping over. Maceration lasted 18 days. Malolactic fermentation in oak barrels.
Tasting Note
Intense ruby red, expressive and pleasant, with notes of red and black fruits. Brimming with ripe plums, blackcurrants, black pepper, forest floor, game and spice notes. Fresh and fruity, supple and rounded. The finish is rich and intense, with beautiful aromas of fresh fruit and some hints of spice.
Food Matching
Venison loin or wild boar stew, mushroom and lentil ragout, sainte-marie cheese.
Cabernet Franc 100%
Oak Ageing:
Time:
12 Months
Type:
Oak Barrels
% wine oaked:
100
% new oak:
None
Biodynamic
13%
Colour
Red
Still wine
Case Size
6 x 75cl