2020 Aurelien Revillot Bourgueil Les Aubuis Loire, France Domaine Louis Claude Desvignes and the natural water sources

and the natural water sources were unreliable

Bitterness mitigated by the sweetness of citrus fruits

So aromatic

while the latter pick was sent direct-to-press

when the climate here was considered too cool for full-bodied reds

2020 Aurelien Revillot Bourgueil Les Aubuis Loire, France Domaine Louis Claude Desvignes and the natural water sourcesSize: 0. 60 ha (1. 48 ac) Variety: Cabernet Franc Vine Age: Planted in the 1980s Terroir: Soil of clay and limestone, white and yellow limestone veins, bedrock of Turonien limestone Viticulture: Organic (AB), biodynamic methods Vinification: 100% de stemmed, no SO2 added during vinification, 5 week ambient yeast fermentation and maceration with a few pump overs, pressed with a vertical press, aged for 6 months in used barrels and an additional 7