Let's stop now in Bourgueil, on the right bank of the Loire, where Bourgueil Cornelius 1831 is made. Its name refers to a book by Balzac, Maitre Cornelius, in which the "good wine" of Bourgueil is celebrated. Here, the hundred-year-old vines grow on a tuff terroir. Aged for 12 months in oak barrels, the wine is frank and generous, ideal for a convivial break with friends.
Presentation
Presentation
A word from the winemaker - Patrick Vallée:
The Bourgueil Cornelius is a wine full of history, rooted in the depths of the terroir. The hundred year old vines offer us exceptional aromas. For me, it is really a convivial wine that I reserve for good friends and that I accompany with a home-made terrine.
A real moment out of time !
The Bourgueil Cornelius is a wine full of history, rooted in the depths of the terroir. The hundred year old vines offer us exceptional aromas. For me, it is really a convivial wine that I reserve for good friends and that I accompany with a home-made terrine.
A real moment out of time !
Location
The vineyard is located on the slopes of Benais, one of Bourgueil's most renowned terroirs.
Terroir
The Cornélius 1831 vintage is the illustration of a superb selection of hundred-year-old vines on a tufa terroir.
Winemaking
Long maceration in temperature-controlled concrete vats: This technique extracts a maximum of phenolic compounds such as tannins, anthocyanins and other aromas that enrich the wine's taste, color and structure.
Extraction via regular pumping-over: This process consists of pumping the juice from the bottom of the vat and pouring it over the top of the marc, thus favoring uniform extraction of phenolic compounds and aromas.
Extraction via regular pumping-over: This process consists of pumping the juice from the bottom of the vat and pouring it over the top of the marc, thus favoring uniform extraction of phenolic compounds and aromas.
Ageing
Aged for 12 months in 225-litre French oak barrels.
Varietal
Cabernet franc : 100%
Specifications
Contains sulphites.
Advice
Serving
Served at room temperature (14-16°C).
Visual appearance
Dense purple colour with purplish highlights.
At nose
An intense first nose of red fruit (raspberry, redcurrant). The second nose is spicy (pepper, cinnamon), with hints of garrigue and aromas of red berries, strawberries and blackberries.
On the palate
Straightforward, greedy attack of just-picked fruit. Round and delicious. Notes of vanilla and toast. The tannins are generous, revealing a wine made for laying down. The finish is greedy and generous while retaining its freshness. greedy and generous while retaining its mouth-watering freshness.
Food pairings
As an accompaniment to fine charcuterie, meats in sauce (beef cheek, fillet of venison, wild boar stew).
Reviews
"édition 2024
millésime 2019"
millésime 2019"
