Our AOP Loire Valley Wines
Touraine
La Mineraie
Wine-growing area
The city of Saint Nicolas de Bourgueil owns its own appellation, on the right side of the Loire river.Geological characteristic
Sandy ground from the terraces of the Loire. The slopes are made with Tuffeau and covering by sand.
Grape variety
100% Cabernet France also named “Breton”.Colour and alcohol content
Garnet-red and bright. Alc. : 12,5% Vol.Vinification process
Hand-picked harvest; grapes from old vines. Vinification made in thermo-regulated tanks; 15 to 18 days of fermentation with classical pumping-over. Ageing in concrete tanks.
Technical parameters
Acidity: 3.5 g/l; free SO2: 30 mg/l. (indicative measures)
Tasting notes
Wine with an amazing and nice intensity, with mainly aromas of ripe red fruits (blackcurrant…). The attackis beautiful, the mouth complex and structured with tannins. It is a wine with a generous strength and very
elegant. Potential for ageing. Young must be drunk at 14°C and aged at 16° C.
Contient des sulfites
