Domaine du Rochouard Saint-Nicolas de Bourgueil - 2023
A fresh and digestible 2023 vintage for this Saint-Nicolas de Bourgueil from Domaine de Rochouard: fruit and suppleness!
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AOP Saint-Nicolas de Bourgueil produces pretty Loire wines made from Cabernet Franc. Often more supple and digestible than those from Chinon, they're easy to marry and a lovely gourmet treat!
Discover organic wines from Clos du Quarterons, domaine de la Cotelleraie and domaine du Rochouard.
The Appellation d'Origine Protégée (AOP) Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil is a wine-growing nugget nestled in France's Loire Valley. Famous for its elegant, fruity red wines, this AOP embodies the excellence of Loire viticulture, combining tradition, know-how and exceptional terroir.
The terroir of the Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil PDO is characterized by clay-limestone soils and well-exposed hillsides, ideal for growing the region's emblematic grape variety, Cabernet Franc.
The Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil PDO covers around 1,200 hectares of vineyards, spread over several communes in Indre-et-Loire. Each year, this PDO produces around 50,000 hectolitres of red wine, accounting for almost 100% of total production. Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil PDO wines are distinguished by their freshness, fruitiness and elegance, offering a palette of flavors that appeals to wine lovers the world over.
The wines of the Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil PDO stand out for their quality and unique character, reflecting the richness and diversity of the Loire terroir. The reds, made from the Cabernet Franc grape variety, offer aromas of red fruit, blackcurrant and violet, with silky tannins and good structure on the palate. These wines stand out for their ability to age elegantly, gaining in complexity and refinement over the years.
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A fresh and digestible 2023 vintage for this Saint-Nicolas de Bourgueil from Domaine de Rochouard: fruit and suppleness!
CloseThe Croisée du domaine de la Cotelleraie is a full-bodied, gourmand, fleshy organic wine, with present but pleasant tannins. At last, a Saint-Nicolas de Bourgueil with substance, body and fruit. Good cellaring capacity for this bottle, which we recommend drinking after 3 or 4 years of cellaring.
Guide des meilleurs vins de France 2024: 90/100
CloseLes Perruches du domaine de la Cotelleraie expresses itself beautifully on this lovely 2022 Loire vintage. An organic wine with a beautiful mache and a cellaring capacity of 5 to 7 years.
Guide des meilleurs vins de France 2024 : 90/100
CloseLes Gravilices du Clos des Quarterons is a superb Saint-Nicolas de Bourgueil, fresh and gourmet, a model of its kind.
CloseLa cuvée Vieilles Vignes du Clos des Quarterons is a beautifully rich Saint-Nicolas de Bourgueil. After 1 to 3 hours decanting, this cuvée reveals candied cherry and prune notes. Good length for this cuvée, which can be enjoyed with white meat or a fine cheese.
This Saint-Nicolas Bourgueil is a very rich wine.Close
Fondis du Clos des Quarterons is an exceptional Saint-Nicolas de Bourgueil. Intense, powerful and racy, it combines finesse and complexity, power and greed in this lovely 2021 vintage. A high-flying cuvée.
CloseVau Renou du Clos du Quarterons is a superb cuvée from the estate. 2020 is a magnificent organic Loire wine of great intensity. The wine develops on notes of black fruits and spices. Exceptional length!
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