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2021 Bourgueil, Les Vingt Lieux Dits, Gauthier, Domaine du Bel Air, Loire

  • Red
  • Dry
  • Medium Bodied
  • Cabernet Franc
For laying down
Product: 20218059790
2021 Bourgueil, Les Vingt Lieux Dits, Gauthier, Domaine du Bel Air, Loire

Description

Pierre and Rodolphe Gauthier make some of the most sophisticated and age-worthy Cabernet Franc in the Loire, so this is scandalously good value. The 2021 is a delicate, polished rendition that focuses on the mineral side of Les Vingt. I love the peppery counterpoint to the glossy red fruit. It's deliciously moreish already, and further complexity will emerge with age. 

Drink 2023 - 2035 

Paul Keating, Senior Account Manager, Berry Bros. & Rudd

Colour Red
Sweetness Dry
Vintage 2021
Maturity For laying down
Grape List Cabernet Franc
Body Medium Bodied
Producer Domaine du Bel Air

About this wine

Cabernet Franc

Cabernet Franc is widely planted in Bordeaux and is the most important black grape grown in the Loire. In the Médoc it may constitute up to 15% of a typical vineyard - it is always blended with Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot and is used to add bouquet and complexity to the wines. It is more widely used in St.Emilion where it adapts well to the cooler and moister clay soils - Cheval Blanc is the most famous Cabernet Franc wine in the world, with the final blend consisting of up to 65% of the grape.
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