Note : RVF 15,5/20, Sélection du Guide Hachette 2009
This Bourgueil Prestige cuvée is made from a selection of old Cabernet Franc vines aged between 35 and 80 years, depending on the plot, and planted on the estate's best clay-limestone terroirs with south and south-west exposure. "A very light woodiness does not detract from the discreet fruitiness of this cuvée, both on the nose and on the palate. The tannins are not shy, but are enveloping and persistent, requiring only a little ageing." (Guide Hachette des vins 2009)
Features
Estate
Domaine Stéphane Guion
Cuvée
Prestige
Vintage
2006
Designation
Bourgueil
Region
Loire
Grape varieties
100% Cabernet Franc
Terroirs
the best clay-limestone terroirs on the estate, with south and south-west exposure
Viticulture
organically farmed vineyard, without weedkillers, fertilizers or pesticides
Harvest
Manual
Winemaking
traditional vinification, long 20-day macerations in wooden vats, without yeast or chemical additives
Breeding
12 months in oak barrels
Alcohol content
12,5%
Organic
Yes
Tasting & pairing
Eye
Beautiful ruby color
Nose
with typical red berry aromas, supported by lovely woody notes
Mouth
fruity, full-bodied, with persistent tannins on the finish
Serve
Decant at 16°C
Open
1 hour before
Drink from
2009
Apogée
2011
Drink before
2015
Production
10,000 bottles
Food and wine pairing
A savourer sur une côte de boeuf grillée, une côte d'agneau à la provençale, un magret de canard ou un canard sauce au poivre vert, un tajine d'agneau, un plateau de fromages <br/>
Domaine Stéphane Guion
Bourgueil
Expert opinion
RVF - La Revue du Vin de France / Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France
Domaine noté (guide 2016) Sélectionné (We remind you that this guide is a prize list and as such, all the estates that appear in it, even without a star, represent, in our eyes, the excellence of French production).
About the domain :
Stéphane Guion, 43, has a long history of organic winegrowing (over forty years), and has followed in his father's footsteps. In the commune of Benais, where he has moved his winery, he produces Cabernet Franc with higher-than-average acidity and finer tannins. His Cuvée Prestige (a selection of vines between thirty and eighty years old), with its notes of black fruit and pencil lead, delivers in its youth a taut, sharp palate, with substance and energy. An invigoratingly frank but sometimes austere Bourgueil. The wines reflect their terroirs well, but we'd prefer them to be aged a little more discreetly.
Customer reviews
Customer rating
4/5
out of 3 reviews
Note and review by M. THIERRY T. Published on 20/01/2013
mellow tannins, well-balanced on the palate after 4 years in the cellar, good ageing potential
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Note and review by M. THIBAUT C. Published on 04/11/2014
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Note and review by M. ALAIN S. Published on 11/11/2012
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