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Bourgueil Mi-Pente Domaine de La Butte - Jacky Blot 2021
13%
2.25L
Intensity
The great cuvée from a domain receiving the nurturing attentions of Jacky Blot, this region's emblematic producer.
More info"Le vin dévoile des tannins fins, avec une trame pleine de fruits rouges, fruits noirs, le tout porté par un bel équilibre. La finale est longue et fraîche. On veut déguster ce vin sur 10 ans voire plus !" dégusté par l'équipe iDealwine à la Paulée d'Anjou le 17 juin 2024
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Bourgueil Mi-Pente Domaine de La Butte - Jacky Blot 2021
The wine
Produced from a limestone plot of land located midway up the slope (the best location as it is comprised of the driest, least rich soil), the Mi-Pente is the estate's star cuvée. Because of this, it enjoys the utmost care and attention, and minimal yields. The grapes are of the highest quality and maturity, and are hand harvested after multiple successive sorting processes, resulting in wine that boasts impressive density. Fermentation in wooden conical truncated vats starts very slowly, with no forced extraction. This explains why its colour is not too dense, and why even at a young stage the wine flows beautifully and is a pleasure to consume. Its aromas of blackcurrant, Morello cherry and ripe dark fruits infuse a texture that is both elegant and dense.
About the Producer Domaine de La Butte
Renowned and respected by connoisseurs for the quality of his white wines, Jacky Blot (who sadly passed away in May 2023) wanted to apply the same production methods to make red wines. On the hunt for good Cabernet Franc soil, he travelled around the sectors of Chinon, Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil and Bourgueil, in an area of Touraine where Cabernet Franc enjoys ideal climatic conditions. Jacky Blot ended up finding 15 hectares of land, of which twelve were single-plot, all located in one of Bourgueil's most beautiful hillside slopes, south-facing and unusual for the region. The entire estate lies on calcareous sedimentary rock from the end of the secondary era. No vine roots are planted in the Loire alluvium. The soil here is exceptional thanks to the permanent presence of limestone and wonderful south-facing slopes. The entire area is planted with Cabernet Franc exclusively.
The age of vines here vary from ten years on the top of the hillock to fifty years mid-slope. As in Montlouis and in Vouvray, at Jacky Blot's other estate (La Taille aux Loups), the Bourgueil vineyard is entirely worked and treated using organic practices (cerified) and vinification is as natural as possible.
Detailed characteristics
Quantity: 3 bottles
Level: 3 NormalObservations: 2 Normal, 1 Marginally marked labelOrigin: private individual
Type of cellar: underground, natural cellar
Recoverable VAT: no
Original wooden case / Original case: no
French customs seal: yes
Alcohol percentage: 13 %
Region: Loire Valley
Appellation: Bourgueil
Owner: Domaine de La Butte - Jacky Blot
Vintage: 2021
Colour: red
Service temperature: 16°
Size (in ha): 16 hectares
Intensity: leaves you wanting more
Leading aroma: red fruit
Tasting occasion: food-friendly wine