Lamé-Delisle-Boucard, Domaine des Chesnaies, Bourgueil Cuvée Prestige, Loire, France, 2017

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
Deep black, releasing aromas of black fruits, violets, and undergrowth. The palate, beautifully dense, round and velvet like.
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