Domaine du Bel Air (Gauthier), Bourgueil Marsaules, 2021 OREGONCT0126 showing red cherry

showing red cherry

with a palate that’s taut and focused

with great acidity and a long

for its brightness and lift

Pontet-Canet has been rewriting the Pauillac playbook for years

Domaine du Bel Air (Gauthier), Bourgueil Marsaules, 2021 OREGONCT0126 showing red cherryCabernet Franc from BourgueilPierre Gauthier's great grandfather, a pottery worker, first cultivated these vines in 1880. Pierre began estate bottling in 1979; his son Rodolphe joined in 2005. Les Marsaules comes from 60 year old vines on sand and chalk soils. Organic since 2000. Hand harvested, 100% destemmed, 25 day native yeast fermentation in open wood vessels, aged 24 months in second and third use barrels. Yields under 40 hl ha. Five generations