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Cheverny Rouge, François Cazin - 2021

Name: Cheverny Rouge, François Cazin
Brand: François Cazin
SKU: 40103
Price: 19.96 USD
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Item # 40103 750mL

The little-known appellation of Cheverny is located in the eastern part of the Loire Valley in France. This is a red wine based on Pinot Noir, then Gamay and a dash of Côt. This is a fresh wine, vibrant with acidity and lively fruit aromas. The average age of vines are 30 years, the soils are clay and limstone based. The Gamay is whole-cluster fermented semi-carbonically. Unoaked. Le Petit Chambord is the ancestral name of the property that you see on the front label.

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Color

Red

Vintage

2021

Country

France

Region

Loire

Sub-Region

Touraine

Appellation/Village

Cheverny

Producer

François Cazin

Grape Variety

Pinot Noir

Gamay

Malbec

Production Methods

Organic

Practicing Organic

Wine made from grapes grown without synthetic pesticides, fertilizers and herbicides in the vineyard.

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