Bourgueil day of thirst stone and rodolphe gauthier 2022 75 cl

Chinon Vieilles Vignes Domaine de la Commanderie 2022 75cl

Grape variety: 100% Cabernet franc Soil: sandy loam
The vinification takes place on the basis of moderate temperatures (23°C.) and macerations which do not extend too long in time, so as to preserve the flattering aromas. It is a light, fruity and very aromatic wine which presents round and silky tannins. It is pleasant to taste from its earliest youth and offers subtle aromas of red fruits and spices on the nose and flavors of violets and liquorice on the palate. This wine is particularly seductive with charcuterie and river fish, as well as white meats.

Valencay Rouge Les Saint-Lazare Le Claux Delorme 2020 75cl
DomainsMinchin

Grape variety 100% CABERNET FRANC

A family property of 29 hectares, the estate is located west of the Loire Valley, in AOP Muscadet Côtes de Grandlieu. Rich in the combined influence of the Atlantic coast, the Loire and Lake Grandlieu, the terroirs offer us oceanic, fresh and iodized wines.All the vines have been organic since 2016.

Terroir and soils: Limestone tuffeau ground covered with a thin layer of clay.

Philosophy : Organic farming (Ecocert certified in 2000)

 Vinification and aging: In the cellar, the grapes are completely destemmed and then sorted again on the table before being vatted. The fermentations are traditional and in indigenous yeasts after a cold pre-fermentation maceration. Fermentation is gentle and lasts on average 20 to 30 days with regular pumping over and punching down. The wines are then sown in barrels or in demi-muids, the proportion of new barrels changing according to the cuvées and vintages. The Gauthier family is fortunate to have old caves carved in tuff as a breeding cellar, which serve as a cozy nest for wines. They rest there there, serenely, in a stable and caulked environment with natural temperatures ideal for conservation. This cuvée was aged in 2 and 3 wine barrels for 24 months. The wines are then bottled without filtration.

It is on a low south-facing hillside that “Le Vau Jaumier” is located on clay-limestone terroir. Vines have been there for a long time, as evidenced by the numerous remains of amphorae. They emerge as soon as the earth is disturbed, from the remains of a Gallo-Roman villa which rises within this vineyard.

Harvest and vinification: The harvest are manual then the grapes are sorted grain by grain at optimum maturity. “Le Vau Jaumier” is the last harvested terroir of the whole estate. After crushing and destemming of the harvest, alcoholic fermentation starts naturally and is carried out in thermo-regulated wooden vats. Pigeage by foot twice a day for ten days and the maceration is then prolonged for 2 to 15 days in order to complete the extraction. Entonnage, in barrels after devatting and pressing. Malolactic fermentation therefore takes place in oak barrels (during the spring following the harvest).

Breeding :  Classically, the Le Vau Jaumier cuvée is aged in 1-wine barrels for 12 months. In adaptation to the vintage, 

CHINON LE CLOS DE PALLUS DOMAINE DE PALLUS 2018 75CL

Located in the Loire Valley in the town of Cravant Les Côteaux, the Domaine de Pallus has 12 hectares. Since 2005, Bertrand Sourdais represents the fifth generation of owners of the Domaine de Pallus.

Grape variety: cabernet franc

Plot harvested on 1 hectare.
100% destemmed Individual vinification in open wooden vats of 30 hl.
Fermentation for 25 to 30 days,aging for 18 months in Burgundy barrels between 5 and 10 years old.

A Cabernet Franc cuvée of great density, a mouth with present but silky tannins.
A large Chinon decanted 2 hours before tasting.

Producer Domaine du Collier Antoine FOUCAULT

Winegrower in Chace

The Domaine du Collier was created in 1999 by Antoine Foucault and Caroline Boireau. Extending on the commune of Brézé, the vines of Antoine and Caroline occupy 6 ha approximately. Most of the estate is in Chenin for white wine and the other part in Cabernet Franc for reds.

The work of the vine is carried out in organic, without product of chemical treatment fertilizer or weed-killer, with a work of the grounds and plowing which makes descend the roots of the vine into the rock of tufa.

The harvest is manual and the vinification is done in barrels for two to three years in the cellar. It is only when the wine has decided that it is bottled and can finally be tasted.

Terroir and soils:  Calcareous tuffeau soil covered with a thin layer of clay.

Philosophy :  Organic farming (Ecocert certified in 2000)

 Vinification and aging: In the cellar, the grapes are completely destemmed and then sorted again on the table before being vatted. The fermentations are traditional and in indigenous yeasts after a cold pre-fermentation maceration. Fermentation is gentle and lasts on average 20 to 30 days with regular pumping over and punching down. The wines are then sown in barrels or in demi-muids, the proportion of new barrels changing according to the cuvées and vintages. The Gauthier family is fortunate to have old caves carved in tuff as a breeding cellar, which serve as a cozy nest for wines. They rest there there, serenely, in a stable and caulked environment with natural temperatures ideal for conservation. This cuvée was aged in 2 and 3 wine barrels for 24 months. The wines are then bottled without filtration.

Terroir and soils: Limestone tuffeau ground covered with a thin layer of clay.

Philosophy : Organic farming (Ecocert certified in 2000)

 Vinification and aging: In the cellar, the grapes are completely destemmed and then sorted again on the table before being vatted. The fermentations are traditional and in indigenous yeasts after a cold pre-fermentation maceration. Fermentation is gentle and lasts on average 20 to 30 days with regular pumping over and punching down. The wines are then sown in barrels or in demi-muids, the proportion of new barrels changing according to the cuvées and vintages. The Gauthier family is fortunate to have old caves carved in tuff as a breeding cellar, which serve as a cozy nest for wines. They rest there there, serenely, in a stable and caulked environment with natural temperatures ideal for conservation. This cuvée was aged in 2 and 3 wine barrels for 24 months. The wines are then bottled without filtration.

SAUMUR LES POUCHES THE PORTE SAINT JEAN 2020

100% Cabernet Franc
Age of the vines 40 years

Aged in wood for 24 months in one-year-old barrels

S.DITTIERE AND P.FOUCAULT

MONTREUIL-SUR-BELLAY

The vineyard of the Porte Saint Jean estate extends over more than 6 hectares and is divided into three areas. It is made up of Chenin, Cabrenet Franc, and Sauvignon.
The perlée which is a white wine from France as well as two red saumurs, Les cormiers and the pouches.
Sylvain DITTIERE cut his teeth in the Grands Loire and Languedoc areas.
the Domaine des Roches Neuves in Saumur, Marc Tempé in Alsace, Gauby and Cyril Fhal in Roussillon

It produces elegant wines that are both pure and very singular, the aging is precise and very delicate.

Chinon Clos de Turpenay 2014 Château de Coulaine 

The Château de Coulaine is located in the town of Beaumont en Véron to the northwest, 7 km from Chinon. 
This historic Clos of the estate is a mass selection carried out between 1960 and 1995 on 2 ha. Terroir,  known and planted since the Middle Ages, is composed of clays and millelarges or yellow tufa facing south-east.
The aging is 1 year in barrels of which 10% new and 1 year in tuns.