Domaine de la CabernelleReflets de Mémoire Bourgueil
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with
Details and technical informations about Domaine de la Cabernelle's Reflets de Mémoire Bourgueil.
Discover the grape variety: Mauzac rose
Lively, fruity whites and pale rosés best drunk young, with a pale salmon robe, an airy palate with preserved acidity, and signature aromas of green apple, pear, white flowers (hawthorn), and fresh herbaceous notes. Also produced as traditional sparkling wine. Traditionally part of Blanquette de Limoux and South-West Crémant blends. A pink-skinned mutation of Mauzac, an emblematic South-West variety.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Reflets de Mémoire Bourgueil from Domaine de la Cabernelle are 2015
Informations about the Domaine de la Cabernelle
The Domaine de la Cabernelle is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 13 wines for sale in the of Bourgueil to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Bourgueil
Dominant Cabernet Franc on the Loire north bank in Touraine: reds with a dual profile depending on terroir. Gravelly wines near the river are supple and fruity (morello cherry, strawberry, raspberry, blueberry), age 2-5 years, accessible young. Tuffeau slope wines are more structured and tannic with leather, cocoa, roasted and spice notes, long ageing. Purple robe, finesse and well-integrated acidity, signature Loire Cabernet Franc elegance, neighbour to Chinon.
The wine region of Loire Valley
Kingdom of lively, dry whites and fine sparklers. Mineral, taut Sauvignon Blanc (Sancerre, Pouilly-Fumé) with citrus and gunflint notes. Multiform Chenin Blanc (Vouvray, Savennières, Layon): straight dry, floral off-dry or noble sweet honey-quince. Saline, iodised Muscadet (Melon B.
The word of the wine: Passerillage
Concentration of the grape by drying out, under the influence of wind or sun, as opposed to botrytisation, which is the concentration obtained by the development of the "noble rot" for which Botrytis cinerea is responsible. The word is mainly used for sweet wines.
