2021 VDF - La Chaussee Rouge
2021 VDF - La Chaussee Rouge
Fresh and crunchy for 2021, here’s their perfect Angevin bistrot red, elegant, supple and drinkable, with delicate structure.
Cuvée: La Chaussee Rouge
Style: Still
Colour: Red
Grapes/Blend: Cabernet Franc, Cab Sauv, Grolleau
ABV: 12%
Vintage: 2021
Winemaking: Hand-harvested, with a 10-day carbonic maceration. Fermentation with indigenous yeasts. Aged in fibreglass and bottled in spring.
Sulphur added: 25mg/l at bottling
Soil: Sandy clay over schist
Yield: 30 to 35 hl/ha
The seeds of La Grange aux Belles were planted in 2004 when Marc Houtin gave up a career in the oil industry to follow a passion for wine. He purchased a dozen hectares on the slopes of the Aubance river in Anjou. In 2008 Marc invited Julien Bresteau to join the Domaine and La Grange Aux Belles was born. Today the 14ha estate has Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Pineau d'Aunis, Gamay, Grolleau and Chenin Blanc, farmed organically of course, using herbal infusions against mildew and vinified with minimal sulphur use.