Bourgueil "Jour de Soif", Dom. du Bel Air - 2022

Name: Bourgueil "Jour de Soif", Dom. du Bel Air
Brand: Dom. Du Bel Air
SKU: 24201
Price: 18.99 USD
Availability: InStock

Item # 24201 750mL

Five generations of winemaking wisdom in a bottle. This beautiful Cab Franc is exceptionally lithe and refreshing. Showing rich roses and violets on the nose and a spiced cranberry palate. A must for Loire Valley red lovers.

$18.99/ Single Bottle

$227.88 $205.09/ Case of 12

You Save 10%

Check Availability

Free shipping on first web orders over $299

available for pickup by noon Tomorrow

Color

Red

Vintage

2022

Country

France

Region

Loire

Sub-Region

Touraine

Appellation/Village

Bourgueil

Producer

Dom. Du Bel Air

Grape Variety

Cabernet Franc

Production Methods

Organic

Certified Organic

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

Need Help Deciding? Get personal recommendations from our staff

Staff Pick Notes

A happy bottle of young Bourgeuil cab franc—quintessential Loire bistro wine—ready for your gatherings with or without food, served with a light chill. Produced in stainless steel and fresh because of it, this delivers a sharp limestone minerality, crunchy raspberry fruit, a wisp of smoke, and high acidity. This is pure and crystalline, rather than peppery or vegetal. Producer Pierre Gauthier is steward of a 5-generation certified-organic domaine in Benais, producing a range of soulful & serious cab francs. ‘Jour de Soif’, their unfiltered table wine, is built for roast poultry or river fishes, or a baked cheesy mushroom pasta.

- CB

Glossary

Loire

There’s a lot to remember when it comes to the Loire. Novices, take note: Cabernet Franc is a great alternative to Cabernet Sauvignon, Muscadet is unparalleled as a companion to shellfish, and Cour Cheverny is the best white wine appellation you’ve never heard of. As diverse as Loire wines are, one day soon you'll know your Melon de Bourgogne from your Romorantin.

Cabernet Franc

Relegated to moderate obscurity in modern times, Cabernet Franc is in fact the proud parent of the attention-hogging Cabernet Sauvignon (after an illicit affair with Sauvignon Blanc a hundred-odd years ago). Cabernet Franc has remained close to its roots in France, enjoying small pockets of popularity primarily in the Loire Valley (specifically in Chinon), where it is often bottled as a varietal wine, and in Bordeaux where it is still used in moderate percentages in the typical blends. In fact,...