2021 Gauthier Pere et Fils Domaine du Bel Air Bourgueil Clos Nouveau Loire, France Gagliardo French oak for 1o months

French oak for 1o months

It displays the kind of tightrope balance that we find in the very best examples of the grape

Flavors of tart cherries

The result is a spicy

brooding almost

2021 Gauthier Pere et Fils Domaine du Bel Air Bourgueil Clos Nouveau Loire, France Gagliardo French oak for 1o monthsHistorically the most prized vineyard in Bourgeuil, belonging to the monks at the local abbey. Located just inside the village limits of Benais where the Gauthier family live and work, Pierre jumped at the chance to restore this abandoned piece of history. Soil: SImiar geology to Clos Rougeard's famed Le Bourg vineyard with thin clay topsoil over tuffeaux limestone. 70 year old vines. Viticulture: Farmed organically, grapes are hand harvested. The