"In Touraine parlance, "galichets" refers to gravel clusters, which are particularly well-suited to Cabernet Franc. This flagship cuvée of the domaine rightly gives pride of place to the terroir. A bouquet of jammy black fruit makes you want to continue tasting. The palate is rich and complex, fleshy and silky, underlined by a hint of "terroitée" freshness. (Le Guide Hachette des Vins 2018)
Features
Estate
Domaine de La Chevalerie
Cuvée
Galichets
Vintage
2014
Designation
Bourgueil
Region
Loire
Grape varieties
100% Cabernet Franc
Terroirs
Colluviosol: sandy, stony colluvial deposits on clayey sands with flints and weathering clays. Brunisol leptique: chalk alteration clays under sandy-clay overburden.
Viticulture
Short pruning, disbudding, adapted yields. Copper and sulfur for treatments, herbal teas and preparations to encourage the blossoming and harmonization of the plant with its environment. Shallow tillage, grassing every other row, compost and cereal sowing in winter.
Harvest
Manual
Winemaking
Native yeasts, limited and adapted sulfiting. Infused at a gentle temperature for between 20 days and 1 month.
Breeding
Short from 6 to 10 months
Alcohol content
13° %
Organic
Yes
Tasting & pairing
Eye
Deep, dense colour with violet highlights
Nose
Complex aromatic palette of sweet spices and black stone fruit fragrances (Morello cherries), supported by a light vanilla woodiness. After aeration, citrus notes (bitter orange zest).
Mouth
Full-bodied from the outset, with spicy flavors (cinnamon) and stewed fruit. After a few minutes of oxidation, mineral with notes of warm limestone.
Serve
AT 16-18°C
Drink from
2019
Drink before
2023
Food and wine pairing
Goes well with roast or red meat...
Domain de La Chevalerie
Bourgueil
Expert opinion
Bettane & Desseauve
Wine rated (2018 guide) 17.5/20 (Top Quality Price) (Reference wine)
Domain rated 3*Stars (High-quality production that can serve as a benchmark in its sector)
About the wine:
On the reserve for now, but we feel there's fantastic potential.
Guide Hachette des vins
Wine rated (2018 guide) 1*Star (Very successful wine)
About the wine:
In Touraine, "galichets" refers to gravel clusters, which are particularly well-suited to Cabernet Franc. This flagship cuvée of the domaine rightly gives pride of place to the terroir. A bouquet of jammy black fruit makes you want to continue tasting. The palate is rich and complex, fleshy and silky, underlined by a hint of "terroitée" freshness.
RVF - La Revue du Vin de France / Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France
Rated (2018 guide) 16.5/20 + Coup de Coeur (Very good wine)
Domaine rated (2025 guide) 2*Stars (These great estates, often blessed with fabulous terroirs, are must-haves which, because of their consistency and the excellence of their production, must be included in the cellars of discerning wine lovers).
About the wine:
Even before bottling, it's already eye-catching with its fleshy, weathered texture, a round, refined expression of a fine gravel terroir. This healthy, juicy wine will be irresistible at the table!
About the domain :
Emmanuel Caslot and his sister Laurie continue the work of thirteen generations at this historic Bourgueil estate with love and rigor. Here, Cabernet Franc is gently vinified to express the nuances of the sand, clay and limestone terroirs of the lower, mid and upper slopes. Each label is judiciously dressed in a color that reflects the intensity and complexity of the wine: from bright red for Peu Muleau to deep purple for Grand-Mont. These absolute benchmarks of Bourgueil highlight the fine, cool austerity of Cabernet Franc, while at the same time displaying a magnificent suavity of texture. We salute the bottle ageing in the tuffeau cellars before release.
Customer reviews
Customer rating
3.8/5
on 82 reviews
Note and review by M. YVES M. Published on 30/04/2019
Bravo for this bottle, the vintage has allowed to offer all its finesse to the cabernet franc, nose of red fruits and minerality well present that makes the palate wriggle coup de coeur
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Note and review by Mme ANNIE P. Published on 23/04/2019
great value for money pleasure in the Loire
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Note and review by M. BERTRAND C. Published on 14/04/2019
Deep, dark red color, nose of red berries with a hint of kirsch. Ample and round, full, greedy, with a fine, taut finish. A fine bottle.
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Note and review by M. CHRISTOPHE R. Published on 06/03/2019
Very good
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Note and review by M. FREDERIC B. Published on 02/12/2018
Not yet tasted, but the wine is generally very good after 4 years in bottle. 2014 is a (very) good year in the Loire, first bottles drunk in 2018: the wine is becoming more complex and intense. Superb, beautiful juice!
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Note and review by M. ENOAL D. Published on 21/09/2018
excellent discovery i recommend
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Note and review by M. JEAN-MARC D. Published on 29/07/2018
Grandiose! Fruit, substance and breed. Silky, digestible, greedy and vinified in a low-interventionist spirit, the better to let the terroir express itself. Classy. Bravo, we want more!
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Note and review by M. DIDIER D. Published on 25/10/2017
great value for money, a semi-guarded Loire red with fruit and structure
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Note and review by M. ANDREA J. Published on 04/05/2024
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Note and review by M. CLAUDE H. Published on 23/10/2023
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