Domaine du Bel Air (Gauthier), Bourgueil Grand Mont, 2021 Trestle Fix 04/30 and violet lead on the

and violet lead on the nose

From the sun-drenched vineyards of Wasenhaus

The 2011 vintage has reached full maturity

well-aged rye with plenty of backbone

and underlying peatiness

Domaine du Bel Air (Gauthier), Bourgueil Grand Mont, 2021 Trestle Fix 04/30 and violet lead on theDomaine du Bel Air is run by Pierre Gauthier, the fifth generation of his family to farm these Bourgueil vineyards. The estate was certified organic in 2009 and now farms 15 hectares biodynamically. Bourgueil sits on the north bank of the Loire, where the tufa limestone and gravel soils of the Saint Nicolas plateau yield structured Cabernet Francs that benefit from aging. Grand Mont is a single vineyard parcel with vines averaging 45 years old on