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Domaine du Bel Air (Gauthier), Bourgueil Marsaules, 2018

$36.99

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Pierre Guathier may not be a name familiar to you, but hes has long been admired by his fellow Loire growers. His small 18 hectare domaine is located just east of Bourgueil, and has been organically certified since 2000. His are deep, age-worthy Cabernet Francs like this Marsaules, from densely-planted 60-year-old vines. Destemmed, 25-day native yeast fermentation in open wood vessels, lengthy elevage in cask.

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What importer Polaner Selections has to say about this wine...

]VINEYARD
These 60 year old vines are densely planted at 5,000 vines per hectare.
SOIL
Siliceous-clay and sandy topsoils over limestone
VITICULTURE
Farmed organically; grapes are hand harvested.
VINIFICATION
Vinified without stems, in an indigenous yeast fermentation that lasts for 25 days. They use open-top wood containers for vinification, and pump-over and do pigeage once a day
AGING
The wine is aged in large used wood barrels for 18 months, then bottled unfiltered.

Details

  • Grape Variety

    Cabernet Franc

  • Vintage

    2018

  • Size

    750ml

  • Farming Practice

    Organic

  • Sweetness

    Dry

  • Body

    Medium Bodied

Loire Valley Wines

The Loire Valley is France’s greatest source of value for anyone looking for elegant, terroir-driven wines. Our collection celebrates the region’s great diversity, with the mineral-driven whites of Muscadet and Sancerre, the beautiful Chenin Blancs and Cabernet Francs from villages like Vouvray and Chinon, and natural wines from everywhere in the region. Sometimes wonderfully fresh and gulpable, sometimes serious and age-worthy, the prices are always very reasonable.

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