Domaine Vieux Bourg
Chenas Au Bois Retour
Gamay from Beaujolais, France
Bottle size:
750 ml
Shipping: R99 nationwide
Domaine Vieux Bourg
The estate operates eighteen hectares: sixteen are planted with Cabernet Franc on remarkable clay-limestone soils such as the "Dares" or the "Clos" on the main street. Two are planted with Chenin on limestone soils. The vines are naturally grassed every other row to avoid too much vigor, the other is worked to make the roots of the vine plunge deep into the soil. Vinification takes place in thermo-regulated vats. The aging is done in micro-oxygenation for the spring cuvées and in barrels for the most robust Saumur Champigny. The Saumur Blancs are aged on lees in barrels.
Description
Located in the north of Chénas "Au Bois Retour" is a small vineyard which has produced an elegant and generous wine. It is silky with a mineral salinity. These small black Gamay grapes express notes of black fruit, peony and spices with beautifully integrated tannins.
Food Pairing
Goes wonderfully with festive meals, a rack of pork, roast chicken
