Bourgueil 2007 - Les Galichets : 10.00 €
The wine-grower, M. Pierre Breton, produces a rich, ripe red wine at the western end of the Touraine region of Loire valley. The vines are over 50 years old, and are entirely of the Cabernet franc grape variety. The resultant wine has an intensely fruity bouquet and flavour which is not only suitable for drinking now, but will develop further over the next three years if stored correctly.
More info about Les Galichets
The old alluvial terrace is a kind of raised plateau, fifteen or so metres above the level of the Loire (48 to 55 m) and 5 to 6 km wide. It is on this terrace, between the slopes and the plains, that we find the most renowned Cabernet vineyard of all.
It extends twenty or so kilometres in length and covers an old alluvial platform consisting of sand and coarse gravel infill, which grows increasingly pebbly as it nears the valley. Source: INRA annal no.6.
These vines produce the mellowest wines, which acquire maximum flavour in a shorter space of time.
- 50-year-old vines.
- Gravely soil on the old alluvial terrace of Restigné (50 metres in altitude).
- Manual harvesting in 10-kilo crates.
- Yield: 40 hl/hect
- Vinified in stainless steel vats using indigenous yeasts.
- Bottled in august 2008, without filtration.
- A supple, fruity wine, tannin-free, to be drunk without delay
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