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Bourgueil Mi-Pente Domaine de La Butte - Jacky Blot 2014(red)
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Bourgueil Mi-Pente Domaine de La Butte - Jacky Blot
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About the producer

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.

About 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.

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Characteristics of the producer and cuvée

Region: Loire Valley

Producers and wineries: Domaine de La Butte

Colour: red

Volume: 60000

Grape variety: Cabernet Franc
Food and wine pairings: : Magret de canard, Carré dagneau au thym, Perdreaux rôtis

Appellation: Bourgueil

Owner: Domaine de La Butte - Jacky Blot

Size (in ha): 16 hectares

Viticulture: organic More information....

Service temperature: 16°

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35
29
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42
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Auction history Bourgueil Mi-Pente Domaine de La Butte - Jacky Blot 2014
13/08/202429
03/01/202442
26/07/202338
19/04/202331
19/04/202329
19/04/202331
08/02/202338
24/04/201927
08/01/201826

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