Loire, France
- Body
- Acidity
- Tannin
- Fruitiness
- Oak
- Style
- Firm & powerful
- Red berries
- Pairs with
- Beef
- Game
- Lamb
- Pork
Your package will arrive at your doorstep within 4 - 16 days
- Domaine de Bel Air will receive and pack your order (1 - 4 days)
- The courier will pick up your order and deliver it straight to your door
About this wine
The 60 year old Cabernet Franc vines for this Chinon red grow on a clay-limestone south facing slope. After macerating the grapes for one month, the wine is then fermented in oak b...
Food pairings by the winemaker
- Beef
- Game
- Lamb
- Pork
Vinification, winemaker's own words
- Soils:
- Clay, Limestone
- Terroir:
- -
- Harvest:
- Picked by hand
- Fermentation:
- Old oak (100%)
- Storage:
- -
- Winemaker:
- Jean-Louis Loup
Meet the wine maker
Jean-Louis LoupAbout the wine and its character
- Country:
- France
- Region/Subregion:
- Loire/Centre-Loire
- Classification:
- AOC
- Certification:
- Organic
- Grape:
- Cabernet Franc 100%
- Vintage year:
- 2016
- Color:
- -
- Aroma:
- -
- Taste:
- -
- Alcohol content:
- 13%
- Sugar content:
- -
- Acidity:
- -
- pH-value:
- -
- Sweetness:
- -
- Contains sulphite:
- Yes
- Volume:
- 750 ml
- Closure:
- Natural cork
- Bottle:
- Glass
- Best Served:
- 14
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Information provided directly by the winery.
Information
- Winery
- Domaine de Bel Air
- Founding year
- 1997
- Farming area
- 13 ha
- Production
- 35 000 b/y