Domaine de la Chevalerie "Breteche" Bourgueil 2017 region_Santorini and a crunchy mineral chew

and a crunchy mineral chew that is lifted

with a nervy backbone of grip and earth

fresh and fragrant

This is perhaps the most approachable wine in the Bichi line up

Domaine de la Chevalerie "Breteche" Bourgueil 2017 region_Santorini and a crunchy mineral chewDescription courtesy of Chambers Street Wine: 100% Cabernet Franc. Bretche is their easternmost vineyard, a rented plot on the border of Ingrandes de Touraine (Domaine de la Chevalerie is the only estate claiming this vineyard name). On the southwestern exposed upper part of the mid slope, the vines are planted on a meter deep heavier clay with high mica content above the Turonian yellow tuffeau. The vines, biodynamically farmed, are between 25 to 55