Touraine Rouge Les Pentes
Domaine des Hauts Baigneux
Type
Red Wine
Appellation
Touraine
Variety
100% Cabernet Franc
Les Pentes is blend of three classic Loire Valley red grapes: Cabernet Franc, Gamay, and Grolleau. Cabernet Franc provides the backbone and structure for the wine, Gamay adds fruitiness, and Grolleau, the energy and freshness. The Grolleau is especially typical of the area around Azay-le-Rideau. This easy-drinking, food-friendly red wine is inspired by the fillettes of wine sold by the liter in cafés and bistrots throughout the Loire Valley and in Paris, and embodies the same spirit of affordable, enjoyable, and affable companionship to any meal.
Viticulture
Vineyard name
Les Pentes (Hauts-Baigneux)
Soil type
Clay with limestone bedrock
Vine age25 years average
Vineyard size5 ha
PruningGuyot Poulssard
Vinification
Natural yeast fermentation in concrete tanks
ElevageStainless steel tanks
Harvest typeHand Harvested
Fining/FilteringUnfined / Filtration "sur terre blanche"
Additional info
Total production average15,000 bottles
UPC Code Bottle652012287926