2015 Peak Loire Cabernet Franc Magnum
2015 Gauthier Pere et Fils Domaine du Bel Air Grand Mont Bourgueil MAGNUM
This is an extraordinary 1.5-liter magnum allocation of 'Grand Mont' Bourgueil from the legendary 2015 vintage—one of the most celebrated solar harvests in modern Loire Valley history. Crafted by father-and-son organic pioneers Pierre and Rodolphe Gauthier at Domaine du Bel Air, this bottling showcases Cabernet Franc at its absolute pinnacle of power and concentration. The Grand Mont vineyard is widely acknowledged as Bourgueil's finest terroir, featuring a south-facing slope of clay and porous…
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Benchmark 2015 Loire vintage
Seventy-year-old estate vines
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Tasting notes
Aroma
Rich and intensely fragrant on the nose, releasing black currant, cassis, and sweet cedar wood before opening into crushed graphite, dried violets, and damp earth.
Palate
Broad and muscular on the palate. Concentrated dark plum and blackberry coat the tongue, backed by firm, structured tannins and a long, spice-laced finish
Red Wine Body Profile
Light
Bold
Body Profile
Lifted
60/100 Intensity
Light
Bold
60.0/100
Feather-light
Delicate
Lifted
Structured
Deep
Grapes
100% Cabernet Franc
ABV
13.5%
Serving
55–60°F
Window
2025–2070
In Detail
Seventy-year-old vines rooted in tuffeau limestone yield a dark, concentrated, age-worthy 1.5L allocation.
This is an extraordinary 1.5-liter magnum allocation of 'Grand Mont' Bourgueil from the legendary 2015 vintage—one of the most celebrated solar harvests in modern Loire Valley history. Crafted by father-and-son organic pioneers Pierre and Rodolphe Gauthier at Domaine du Bel Air, this bottling showcases Cabernet Franc at its absolute pinnacle of power and concentration.
The Grand Mont vineyard is widely acknowledged as Bourgueil's finest terroir, featuring a south-facing slope of clay and porous tuffeau limestone. Sourced from 70-year-old estate vines, the 2015 growing season delivered ideal sun exposure, yielding exceptionally dark, thick-skinned grapes with intense fruit purity and firm structural grip built for multidecade longevity.
Fermented with wild yeasts in open vats and matured for two years in neutral oak barrels, this 2015 magnum has reached a magnificent drinking window after a decade of careful cellar age. Balancing ripe cassis, forest floor, and noble tannic structure, it represents a trophy bottle for serious Loire collectors.
