AuDessusdeVitré–2020–LesQuatrePiliers

Au Dessus de Vitré by Valentin Desloges of Les Quatre Piliers estate is a red wine from Touraine in Loire Valley, a 100% Cabernet Franc from 70-year-old vines.

100% Cabernet Franc from 70-year-old vines, in conversion to organic farming, planted on two hectares in total, facing South-West in Saint-Aignan-sur-Cher, clay-limestone soils. Manual harvest at good maturity. Vinification: total destemming, 22 days of vatting with a single pumping over and very small punching down, soft pressing. 18 months of aging in 228-liter barrels, without new oak, these are ex-Bordeaux barrels of Château Cheval Blanc and Château Mangot. Bottled without filtration, sensible use ofsulfites.