GRAND-MONT 2011 (Domaine de la Chevalerie)
LOIRE - AOP BOURGUEIL - Red
The nose is intense and chalky, it reveals aromas of blueberries, raspberry jam, coffee, licorice and a hint of leather.
The palate is finely structured, the juice is dense. Beautiful aromatic persistence with a finish that stretches on liquorice notes. Very beautiful wine, rich, dense, that can still age ten years in a cellar.
(Tasting date : nov. 2018)
Located in the upper part of the vineyard, the parcel " Grand Mont " has a shallow soil dating from the Upper Turonian, an Upper Cretaceous geologic stage formed 90 million years ago, and composed of yellow tufa and glaucous sands. The sediments are varied, they contain detritus of fossil organisms, sandstones and sands, which are witnesses of a shallow sea covering the grounds at that time.
This place has vines of different ages, sometimes young (25 years old), sometimes old (60 years old), and has a reputation for producing full-bodied, long-aging wines. " Grand Mont " needs a bottle's ageing time of 6 years minimum before reaching its full potential.
The 2011 vintage, finely structured, can be drunk now or age still a good decade in cellar. It already has a beautiful complexity of aromas and a dense and full-bodied palate.
We recommend uncorking it the night before, or decanting it two hours before serving.
| Country | Loire Valley |
| Color | Red |
| Clay amphorae wines | No |
| Type | Dry |
| Vintage | 2011 |
| Capacity | 75 cl |
| Single Grape Variety | Cabernet franc |
| Alcohol rate | 13 % |
| Quality Designation | Bourgueil |
| Cellar Potential | 20 years. |
| Service advise | 18°C (64°F). In its youth, uncork the bottle the night before or decant it 2 hours before serving. |
| Culture Methods | Certified Organic Agriculture |
| Fining | Yes |
| Filtering | No |
| Comments | Manual harvest. No crushing. Sweet fermentation from 20 days to a month. Limited sulphiting and ageing of 8 - 12 months (depending on the vintage). |
Grand-Mont est un vin qui se boit après plusieurs années de vieillissement en bouteille. Le millésime 2011 a déjà atteint une belle maturité et développé de subtiles arômes tertiaires. Sa matière présente une structure fine qui lui permet d'accompagner les viandes rouges quelqu'en soit leur cuisson: grillées à la plancha (entrecôte, côte de boeuf) ou longuement mitonnées (pot-au-feu, boeuf bourguignon, daube de boeuf, joue de porc confite). C'est à la fois un vin d'hiver pour les plats de viande bouillie, et un vin d'été servi sur une entrecôte ou une côte de boeuf grillées.
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