Domaine de la Butte - Jacky Blot - Les Côteaux du Levant 2022
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 harvesting techniques already used for the production of his Chenins. On this terroir, he decided to separate the different plots of the estate, according to the Burgundian model. It operates 15 hectares, facing south and located on hillsides with unusual slopes and particular geology. He only grows Cabernet Franc, the age of the vines of which is around 40 years and carried out using 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 harvest. No oenological correction takes place in the cellar and fermentations occur without adding yeast. Following the sudden disappearance of Jacky Blot in May 2023, his son Jean-Philippe took over management of the estates.
Les Côteaux du Levant is a single-plot cuvée from the terroir which was originally blended into the “Haut de la Butte” cuvée. Fermentation takes place in wooden and concrete vats , and the vatting of Cabernet Franc lasts 1 month. The wine is aged in wooden vats of 60 hectoliters (1/3) and the rest in barrels of 2 to 3 wines.
Grape variety: 100% Cabernet Franc