Domaine Amirault St Nicolas de Bourgueil La Source
REGION: Loire, France
VARIETIES: Cabernet Franc
VITICULTURE: Organic
YEAR: 2023
ABV: 13%
INFO: Today the Domaine has 20 hectares, 2/3 in Bourgueil and 1/3 in Saint-Nicolas-de- Bourgueil which is split into 25 different parcels.
The Domaine has been certified organic since 2009 and no chemicals or weed killers have been used since 1997. The vines are between 45 and 50 years old and all the wines go into a mixture of barriques and demi- muids.
Manual harvests in boxes throughout the entire estate. Double sorting of the grapes with destalking (no crushing). Alcoholic fermentation in open vats (soft maceration for 3-4 weeks). 7 to 10 months in oak vat. A typical St-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil. A fruity and lively style, slightly spiced with floral notes.