Bergerac Rouge 2017
Bergerac Rouge 2017
We never thought we would be as excited about a blend of these grapes; this has just the right extraction, only stainless steel and no added sulphur.
Goes well with grilled meat, roast or charcuterie. It is ideal for friendly occasions.
Cuvée: Bergerac Rouge
Vintage: 2017
Producer: Chateau Barouillet
Winemaker: Vincent Alexis
Region: France, Bergerac & Monbazillac in Pomport
Style + Colour: Still, red
Grapes/Blend: 25% Malbec, 25% Cabernet Sauvignon, 25% Merlot, 25% Cabernet Franc
ABV: 12.5%
Sulphur: None added
The grapes, harvested as fresh as possible, de-stemmed and slightly crushed before fermentation in stainless steel tank. Indigenous yeasts. Maceration for 10 days. Unfiltered. Aged in stainless steel
A 40-hectare estate, fully organic since 2013. The 8th generation to work at the estate; Vincent Alexis joined his father in 2010 and talked him into bottling their own wines instead of selling them for bulk blending. 25ha are white. Vincent has recently planted lots more traditional grape varieties, Sulphur is only used on bottling for the Bergecrac Blanc and the Monbazillac. Soils are clay on limestone with iron and flint in the Pecharmant vineyards.