Famille Bourgeois Le Graveron Sancerre Rouge 2015 Red Wine

Famille Bourgeois Le Graveron Sancerre Rouge 2015

Sancerre, Loire Valley, France

We had heard that there were some pretty amazing Pinot Noirs being made in the Sancerre region of the Loire Valley. So on a recent trip to France we explored the wineries there in the hopes of finding some gems. This wine was one of them that just blew us away. Famille Bourgeois is world-renowned for its Sauvignon Blancs, but most people are not aware of how good their Pinot Noirs are, as well! More full-bodied than most Pinot Noirs you find in Burgundy, yet elegant at the same time! We love the earthiness that melds seamlessly with the dark red fruit flavors. And as an added bonus, the alcohol level is wonderfully low - just 13%!

FROM THE WINERY

A deep-colored wine with garnet shades which is presenting a complex nose of black berry and fresh caramel notes. It then opens on intense notes of red fruits, chocolate and spices. The attack is fresh. The fine and silky tannins give a full-bodied wine which has a lacy structure. Le Graveron is unctuous with a brilliant end on notes of chocolate flavoured red fruits.

Grape Variety: 100% Pinot Noir

The vineyard was planted in 1997 on the kimmeridgian marls of Chavignol, located west of Sancerre at the end of Cote des Monts Damnes. The grapes are exclusively sourced from this plot of 1 ha 30.

Aged in French oak barrels for 10 months before being racked in stainless steel tanks with floating cap to develop its harmony and to be bottled 5 to 6 months later.

Bottled without fining or filtration

Alcohol 13%