Winery Thierry HouxBourgueil
Red wine
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Details and technical informations about Winery Thierry Houx's Bourgueil.
Discover the grape variety: Bouysselet
Resulting from a natural intraspecific crossing between the Savagnin and the Cauzette plant, the latter being close to the Tannat. It should be noted that it has very often been confused with the Saint Côme, it is true that we have noted some points of resemblance. Bouysselet is very old in the Haute Garonne, more precisely in Villaudric, where it almost disappeared, but has now been replanted to the great satisfaction of connoisseurs. It is registered in the Official Catalogue of wine grape varieties, list A1.
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Informations about the Winery Thierry Houx
The Winery Thierry Houx is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 1 wines for sale in the of Bourgueil to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Bourgueil
The wine region of Bourgueil is located in the region of Touraine of Loire Valley of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine du Bel Air or the Domaine de la Chevalerie produce mainly wines red, pink and white. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Bourgueil are Cabernet franc, Cabernet-Sauvignon and Pinot noir, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Bourgueil often reveals types of flavors of red fruit, toasty or red currant and sometimes also flavors of cocoa, green bell pepper or tropical fruit.
The wine region of Loire Valley
The Loire Valley is a key wine region in western France. It follows the course of the Loire River on its Long journey through the heart of France, from the inland hills of the Auvergne to the plains of the French Atlantic coast near Nantes (Muscadet country). Important in terms of quantity and quality, the region produces large quantities (about 4 million h/l each year) of everyday wines, as well as some of France's greatest wines. Diversity is another of the region's major assets; the styles of wine produced here range from the light, tangy Muscadet to the Sweet, honeyed Bonnezeaux, the Sparkling whites of Vouvray and the juicy, Tannic reds of Chinon and Saumur.
The word of the wine: Phenolic ripeness
A distinction is made between the ripeness of sugars and acids and the ripeness of tannins and other compounds such as anthocyanins and tannins, which will bring structure and colour. Grapes can be measured at 13° potential without having reached this phenolic maturity. Vinified at this stage, they will give hard, astringent wines, without charm.
