Description

The Bourgueil Nuits d’Ivresse from Domaine Breton already lives up to its name with its brilliant, garnet colour and violet hues. This fresh-styled cuvée offers a nose of stone fruits against a delicately peppery backdrop. The attack is full-bodied and complex, with excellent balance. The fruit is magnificent, the texture sumptuous. This is a wine that perfectly combines power and finesse, with an intriguing length. It has undeniable gastronomic potential.

In the vineyard, in the cellar

Bourgueil appellation, 100% Cabernet Franc. The grapes are destemmed for a three-week alcoholic fermentation (juice and whole berries throughout the alcoholic fermentation) using indigenous yeasts. Malolactic fermentation takes place in two-year-old barrels without the use of sulphur—neither at harvest, nor during vatting, nor during vinification, nor at bottling.

What to eat with a Bourgueil Nuits d’Ivresse from Domaine Breton?

• Parsley-crusted entrecôte
• Rib of beef or other cuts of beef
• Warm rillons salad
• Charcuterie or country-style terrine