Domaine du Bel Air (Gauthier), Bourgueil Marsaules, 2021
Cabernet Franc from Bourgueil—Pierre Gauthier's great-grandfather, a pottery worker, first cultivated these vines in 1880. Pierre began estate-bottling in 1979; his son Rodolphe joined in 2005. Les Marsaules comes from 60-year-old vines on sand and chalk soils. Organic since 2000. Hand-harvested, 100% destemmed, 25-day native yeast fermentation in open wood vessels, aged 24 months in second and third-use barrels. Yields under 40 hl/ha. Five generations of Loire Valley Cabernet Franc.
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Cabernet Franc from Bourgueil—Pierre Gauthier's great-grandfather, a pottery worker, first cultivated these vines in 1880. Pierre began estate-bottling in 1979; his son Rodolphe joined in 2005. Les Marsaules comes from 60-year-old vines on sand and chalk soils. Organic since 2000. Hand-harvested, 100% destemmed, 25-day native yeast fermentation in open wood vessels, aged 24 months in second and third-use barrels. Yields under 40 hl/ha. Five generations of Loire Valley Cabernet Franc.
