2021 Gauthier Pere et Fils Domaine du Bel Air Bourgueil Grand Mont Rouge Loire, France Mezonte and stayed up late drinking

and stayed up late drinking

with the stony minerality from the slate soils

It is reminiscent of the Chenin’s of Richard Leroy

Two plantings went in – Old Shop Block and Elliott

3-week ambient yeast fermentation in concrete tanks with foot punch-downs

2021 Gauthier Pere et Fils Domaine du Bel Air Bourgueil Grand Mont Rouge Loire, France Mezonte and stayed up late drinkingMade from the domaines oldest vines (60 80 years) in one of Bourgeuils greatest lieu dits, Grand Mont. Soil: Clay, limestone soils Viticulture: Farmed organically; hand harvested. Yields are kept very low at 30 hectoliters hectare. Vinification: 100% de stemmed, vinified in open top wooden containers for 25 days. Fermented using indiginous yeasts. Aging: The wine is aged 24 months in new wood, racked 3 times, and bottled unfiltered. Production: Only