Domaine de la Butte Bourgueil Les Perrieres is pure Cabernet Franc sourced from 30+ year old vines grown on a south-facing single hectare vineyard plot or 'lieu dit'. Jacky Blot uses between 20-30% new oak with this cuvée, which combines with the mouthwatering small berry fruit to produce a svelte wine a little more Pinot Noir in style than his other cuvée's. Bottled with no fining or filtration.
After 15 years of creating masterful Chenin Blanc from Vouvray and Montlouis at his Taille aux Loups Domaine, Jacky Blot has turned his hand to the red wines of Bourgueil. After buying the 14-hectare estate...
The Loire Valley is home to some of the worlds most recognisable and distinguished white wines. The Sauvignon Blanc grape is the variety that most people will have probably experienced at some time (perhaps without realising it!) through the fantastic white wines of Sancerre and Pouilly Fume....
The Cabernet Franc grape is a black-skinned grape variety from France that is popular in Bordeaux, where it is renowned for its inclusion in some of the best red Bordeaux blends. It is particularly popular in the Libournais on the ‘Right-Bank’ of...
