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Domaine de la Chevalerie Bourgueil Les Galichets 2018

$2499

The Caslot family has been at Domaine de la Chevalerie since 1640, and Les Galichets comes from alluvial clays where Cabernet Franc grows with ripe richness. Six years in bottle have let it settle—dark fruit and spice mingle with strawberry, cherry, and violet. Bourgueil with age, ready to drink but capable of holding another decade with ease.

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  • Wine-Specific Protective Packaging: Specialized materials designed to maintain label integrity and prevent breakage during transit.
  • Provenance Assured: All wines are maintained in climate-controlled conditions at our shop until the moment of dispatch.

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  • If the wine is less than 10 years old and it is corked, you may return it to us for a full refund or exchange within 60 days of purchase. You must show us proof of purchase. We understand that you may not live near a shop and that it is difficult to ship open bottles of wine to us, so if there's any problem feel free to Contact Us and we'll work it out.
  • For wines older than 10 years, the consumer bears the risk of a faulty cork, but we accept returns of older bottles if the wine is faulty as a result of improper storage. Please come by the store or Contact Us if there is a problem.
  • We may, at our discretion and to the extent permitted by law, accept returns of unopened wines within 30 days of purchase if they were properly stored by the purchaser, subject to a 15% re-stocking fee.

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Antonio Galloni

89 points

"A full and powerful style, the 2018 Les Galichets offers power. There's richness here from the warm season, but it's far from full-bodied. It has a firm tannic grip. This is impressive, but on tasting this time, the alcohol (14%) did show up on the finish, reflecting the hot vintage." —Rebecca Gibb

More about Domaine de la Chevalerie

Over the past decade or two the best Cabernet Franc producers in the Loire Valley have finally been given the attention and accolades they deserve. Names like Bernard Baudry, Charles Joguet, Pierre & Catherine Breton and Olga Raffault are now known globally and can be found on many of the world’s best wine lists. And of course there is Clos Rougeard.

For some reason the Domaine de la Chevalerie is not always mentioned in the same company, but it should be! The Caslot family has been living and working at the Domaine since 1640 and for many years they have produced among the very best wines in the Bourgueil appellation.

Pierre Caslot was the patriarch who set the tone of quality for decades until his passing in 2014. In the 1990’s he began to eliminate the use of pesticides and herbicides, and when his children Stephanie and Emmanuel joined the team a few years later they began converting everything to organic and biodynamic farming. They were certified organic in 2008, and biodynamic in 2012.

Pierre was also one of the first in his region to begin isolating individual vineyards and terroirs and bottling them separately. His attention to the soil and the land and his gentle, hands off approach in the cellar resulted in wines that were both elegant and structured. They were also extremely long lived. His children have kept up this focus on terroir, elegance and structure and the wines continue to be world class examples of Cabernet Franc.

Wine Details

  • Grape Variety

    Cabernet Franc

  • Vintage

    2018

  • Size

    750ml

  • Farming Practice

    Biodynamic

  • Style

    Earthy , Fruity

  • Sweetness

    Dry

  • Body

    Light Bodied

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