Note: RVF 15.5/20, Selected by the 2009 Hachette Guide
This Bourgueil Prestige cuvée is made from a selection of old Cabernet Franc vines aged between 35 and 80 years old, depending on the plot, and planted on the estate's best clay-limestone terroirs, facing south and southwest. "A very slight woodiness does not detract from the discreet fruitiness of this cuvée, both on the nose and on the palate. The tannins are not shy, but enveloping and persistent, requiring only a little aging." (Guide Hachette des Vins 2009)
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Eye
Beautiful ruby color
Nose
with typical aromas of red berries, supported by lovely woody notes
Mouth
Fruity with a full body and persistent tannins on the finish.
Serve
Decant at 16°C
Open
1 hour before
Drink from
2009
Apogee
2011
Drink before
2015
Production
10,000 bottles
Food and wine pairings
A savourer sur une côte de boeuf grillée, une côte d'agneau à la provençale, un magret de canard ou un canard sauce au poivre vert, un tajine d'agneau, un plateau de fromages <br/>
RVF - La Revue du Vin de France / Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France
Rated estate (2016 guide) Selected (Please note that this guide is a ranking and, as such, all the estates listed in it, even those without stars, represent, in our opinion, the excellence of French production.)
About the estate:
A historic organic farming estate (with over forty years of experience), which Stéphane Guion, 43, has continued to run in the same vein as his father, a mixed farmer. In the commune of Benais, where he moved his winery, he produces Cabernet Franc wines that are more acidic than average and have finer tannins. His Prestige cuvée (a selection of vines between thirty and eighty years old) with notes of black fruit and pencil lead, delivers a tense and sharp palate in its youth, with depth and energy. A Bourgueil with a refreshing but sometimes austere frankness. The wines reflect their terroirs well, but we would prefer a slightly more discreet aging process.
Customer rating
4/5
based on 3 reviews
Review and opinion by Mr. THIERRY T. Published on 01/20/2013
Mellow tannins, well-balanced on the palate after four years in the cellar, good aging potential.
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Note and opinion by Mr. THIBAUT C. Published on November 4, 2014
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Note and opinion by Mr. ALAIN S. Published on 11/11/2012
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