Domaine de la Butte - Jacky Blot - Le Haut de la Butte 2020
Domaine de la Butte is located in Bourgueil, in the Loire Valley. It was taken over in 2002 by Jacky Blot, already owner of Domaine de La Taille aux Loups in Montlouis-sur-Loire. He adapted to Bourgueil his cultivation and collection techniques already used for the production of his Chenins. On this terroir, he decided to separate the different parcels of the estate, according to the Bourguignon model. He operates 15 hectares, facing south and located on hillsides with unusual slopes and particular geology. He grows only Cabernet Franc, the vines of which are around 40 years old and grown in certified organic farming. Yields are limited in order to obtain more concentration, the harvest is manual and exclusively at perfect maturity, followed by three successive sortings after picking. No oenological correction takes place in the cellar and the fermentation takes place without the addition of yeast.
The Haut de la Butte comes from a 6-hectare plot which dominates the upper part of the domain, on a limestone soil covered with conglomerates of flint. Aging lasts 1 year in barrels of 1, 2 and 3 wines.
Grape variety: 100% Cabernet Franc