Domaine du Mortier Graviers

Vineyard: 50-years-old vines with low yields (25 hl/ha) on gravel in the Saint Nicolas de Bourgueil AOC. Estate-owned, certified organic.

Making of: The grapes are hand-harvested, destemmed and spontaneously fermented as whole berries (semi-carbonic maceration) for 20 days. Gently pressed and aged for 10 months in neutral oak vat. Bottled without fining, filtration or sulfur addition. Vin Methode Nature.

Deep red in the glass with purple highlights. Scents of raspberry and currant dominate the nose, and are backed by a dusting of stones. The red berry fruit follows through on the palate. This is a full and round red with loads of juicy berry fruit, a great mineral backbone and it finishes with a note of sweet spice.