Domaine de la Butte Bourgueil ‘Mi-Pente’ 2017

13% abv, Jacky & Jean-Philippe Blot, Bourgueil, sourced direct from the domaine. Cork closure: natural. Biodynamic calendar: flower day. Winemaking notes: 100% Cabernet Franc, organically-farmed, from 70+-year-old vines in this small south-facing vineyard with thin limestone soils in the middle of a slope. The grapes were hand-harvested, de-stemmed, and fermented using natural yeast and aged […]

Château de Miniere Bourgueil ‘Vignes Centenaires de Miniere’ 2014

12.5% abv, Bourgueil, imported by VinAccess International LLC, San Rafael, CA. Cork closure: natural. Biodynamic calendar: fruit day.  Winemaking notes: 100% Cabernet Franc, organically-farmed, and aged in 225L french oak barrels for two years.  Tasting note: the Miniere is deep garnet in color with a clean nose of medium intensity with aromas of rose hip, […]

Château de Miniere Bourgueil 2014

12.5% abv, Ingrades de Touraine, imported by VinAccess International LLC, San Rafael, CA. Cork closure: natural. Biodynamic calendar: leaf day.  Winemaking note: “100% Cabernet Franc, 40-50 year-old vines organically farmed on gravel on a clay-limestone and clay-silicon terrace; limestone bedrock of the upper Turonian ( 93 to 89 million years ago), covered with a more […]

Domaine de la Petite Mairie Bourgueil ‘Cuvée Ronsard’ 2016

12.5% abv. James Petit, Restigné, Loire Valley, France. Imported by Rosenthal Wine Marchand, New York, NY. Bourgueil (pronounced “boar guy”) is a village across the river from Chinon in the Saumur region. A bastion of exceptional Cabernet Franc wines grown on alluvial gravel and chalky limestone soils, wines from Bourgueil are often medium body and […]