2021 Gauthier Pere et Fils Domaine du Bel Air Bourgueil Grand Mont Rouge Loire, France Mezonte mouth-watering finish

mouth-watering finish

Two plantings went in – Old Shop Block and Elliott

Vine Age: Planted in 1957

The vineyard sits in a unique pocket that is characterized by hilly topography and subsequently varying elevations

3-week ambient yeast fermentation in concrete tanks with foot punch-downs

2021 Gauthier Pere et Fils Domaine du Bel Air Bourgueil Grand Mont Rouge Loire, France Mezonte mouth-watering finishMade from the domaines oldest vines (60 80 years) in one of Bourgeuils greatest lieu dits, Grand Mont. Soil: Clay, limestone soils Viticulture: Farmed organically; hand harvested. Yields are kept very low at 30 hectoliters hectare. Vinification: 100% de stemmed, vinified in open top wooden containers for 25 days. Fermented using indiginous yeasts. Aging: The wine is aged 24 months in new wood, racked 3 times, and bottled unfiltered. Production: Only