Gauthier 2020
Gauthier 2020
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Winemaker's notes
Your package will arrive at your doorstep within4 - 16 days
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Product details
About the wine and its characterCountry:
France
Region/Subregion:
Bordeaux/Entre-deux-Mers
Classification:
VdF
Certification:
Organic, Natural
Grape:
Petit Verdot (5%)
Cabernet Franc (10%)
Cabernet Sauvignon (29%)
Merlot (56%)
Vintage year:
2020
Color:
Medium Ruby
Aroma:
Leather with some warm spices from long aging in older oak barrels followed by dark berries and cherries.
Taste:
Ripe dark fruits like Plum, dark cherry with fresh acidity and a fine tannin that subtly supports the medium structure of this wine.
Alcohol content:
14.1%
Sugar content:
0 g/l
Acidity:
3.75
pH-value:
3
Sweetness:
Dry
Contains sulphite:
Yes
Volume:
750 ml
Closure:
Natural cork
Bottle:
Glass
Best Served:
-
Food pairing:
Aperitif, Asian, Charcuterie, Cheese - goat cheese, Cheese - mature and hard, Cheese - mild and soft, Game, Pasta / Pizza, Pork
Ageing potential:
5 - 10 years
Food pairings by the winemaker
- Aperitif
- Asian
- Charcuterie
- Cheese - goat cheese
- Cheese - mature and hard
- Cheese - mild and soft
- Game
- Pasta / Pizza
- Pork
Vinification, winemaker's own words
Soils:
Clay, Sand
Terroir:
Clay and schist soils, proximity to Dordogne river, age of vines - 35 years (average), density of plantation 2 meter spacing, 1.4 m row width.
Harvest:
Picked by hand
Fermentation:
Steel (100%)
Storage:
New oak (30%) 18 months
Old oak (70%) 18 months
Winemaker:
Ian Hocking
Our vineyard has been farmed organically for 30 years and we do all vineyard work and harvest by hand following biodynamic practices. Wine is fermented spontaneously by indigenous yeasts and produced with minimal intervention.