Winemaker Notes
Le Pied de la Butte comes from a clay-limestone soil located at the bottom of the slope. It is vinified and aged in stainless steel tanks to be enjoyed upon release in the Spring following harvest. The wine offers generous, savory black cherry and cranberry fruit with a soft texture.
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Wine & Spirits
Jacky Blot makes three wines from this domaine: one from the top of the hill, where the vines are more exposed and the soil contains some silex; this one, from the clay-limestone soils at the bottom of the hill; and one from his oldest vines. In 2015, Le Haut ripened to the point that it tastes more like côt than franc, while the cooler soils of Le Pied produced a wine that’s all about beauty in red fruit. Fermented and aged in stainless steel, it’s crunchy and naive, lacking any pretention, with red-currant freshness, scents of basil and undertones of roasted mushrooms. The wine’s delicacy makes it compellingly drinkable.
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On the north bank of the Loire Valley in the western end of the greater Touraine region, Bourgueil makes a sturdy and aromatic Cabernet Franc.
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