St Nicolas de Bourgueil

Les Coutures

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2016 was a cold year and Coutures is one of the finest juice we realised this year. Very voluptuous , the finish is cheery and the nose intense.

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Vine

Appellation: Saint Nicolas de Bourgueil

Surface area: 2 ha

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Terroir: 50% of gravels, 50% clay & limestone

Grape variety: Cabernet Franc

Average age of vines: years old

Density of vines: 5000 vines / hectare

Rootstock:3309

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Prunning method: Guyot simple

Culture:Organic/in conversion to biodynamic

Yield: 38 hl / ha

Harvest: Manual

Vinification
Destemming: Yes

Sorting: To keep the entirety of the grapes, we transfer the grapes by a conveying belt to the reaction tank after the sorting on table.

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Macération: Prefermentaire in cold with neither punching on the cap nor trituration; Regular winding-up is required

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Fermentation: Alcoholic fermentation is realised with indigenous yeast ; malolactic fermentation is realised in the oak-barrels of 600L which haves been used for other 2 or 3 wines

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SO2 Total 18Mg/L

Aging: 18 months in the oak-barrels of 600L,on fine lees

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Vol 12,5 %