DOMAINE AMIRAULT
Le Fondis 2020
Wine type
Red wine / Full body
Grapes
100% Cabernet Franc
Appellation
AOC St Nicolas de Bourgueil
Production area
Loire Valley, France
Cellaring
To drink now till 15 years
Serving temp.
15-17° C
Alcohol content
13.5 % Vol.
Bottle size
750 ml
Colour
Dark garnet
Fragrance
Typical notes of red fruits.
Taste
Slightly oaky with fine tannins.
Pairing
A perfect partner for rich stews, like pork or beef cheek with sauce, cooked for a couple of hours, or a duck confit or even with cured cheeses.
Vinification
The grapes, harvested at optimum maturity, ferment in “vinification intégrale” method into demi-muids (500L oak barrels) only with natural yeasts. Maceration 3 to 5 weeks – the barrels are turned several times a week for the first two weeks. Then the marcs is gently pressed (the skins and
pips left over from maceration). The juice obtained is blended
with the free-run juice and returned to the same barrels), to be matured for 18 to 24 months.
