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Henri Bourgeois - La Porte Du Caillou Sancerre Rouge 2016
- Producer Domaine Henri Bourgeois
- Blend 100% Pinot Noir
- Country France
- Region Loire Valley
- Appellation Sancerre
- UPC 3 36591 00371 8
Tasting notes
This wine shows red fruits with cherry and subtle oak. On the palate, it reveals good roundness and a light, pleasant astringency (tannins from the grapes as well as the oak barrels) assuring good aging for 8 to 10 years.
Vinification
This Sancerre rouge is created from Pinot Noir vines growing on chalky-clay soils. Vinification begins with fermentation in vats (12 days of maceration) during which time the cap is punched down and the grape must is pumped over twice daily in order to extract a maximum of color and tannins from the grape skins. Once the malolactic fermentation is achieved, the wine is matured for 6 to 8 months in Troncais forest oak barrels (1/3 of which are replaced yearly).
History
For ten generations now the Bourgeois family has devoted its passion and values to Sauvignon Blanc and Pinot Noir, becoming Sancerre’s most well-known producer. The company is now led by the current generation of the family – Jean-Marie and Remi Bourgeois. The winery and family base is the village of Chavignol, and Domaine holdings can be found on a mosaic of plots throughout Sancerre and Pouilly-Fumé. Each plot is isolated and worked in respect of its origin to reveal, in the most precise and true way, the expression of its terroir, whether we are talking Kimmeridgian marls, flint, or limestone clay soils. We see this expressed in a dizzying array of bottlings, many of which are amongst the most sought after of their kind in the Loire each year.
Food pairing
A fine representation of a Sancerre Pinot Noir wine. The ample bouquet of Les Portes du Caillou is ideal for your braised and pan-sauteed white or red meats. Glazed roast meats are a perfect match, pure pleasure!
