Domaine de la Cotelleraie "Pigeur Fou" Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil 2023
Grape: Cabernet Franc
Region: Loire Valley, France
"Crazy Puncher" — whole-cluster, zero SO₂, two-week carbonic fermentation. Gérald Vallée has been farming 27 hectares of Franc on the gravelly Loire terraces organically since 1999, and this is his most natural, most effortless cuvée. Raspberry, cranberry, violet, a little pepper. Barely any tannin. Just pure silky Loire Franc that disappears fast.
By The Bottle
Country
France
Region
Loire Valley
Style
Red
Producer
Domaine de la Cotelleraie
Farming Practices
Organic,Whole Cluster,No Added Sulfur
Grapes
Cabernet Franc
Food Pairings
Aged Cheese,Roasted Chicken,Braised Dishes,Cured Meat
Characteristics
Fruity,Fresh,Soft Tannins