Description
New school winemaking in Bordeaux. The Cuvee Piverts is the latest wine from Bénédicte and Grégoire Hubeau that is made entirely without sulphites, neither during fermentation nor during bottling. No wood use, no bombastic wine that needs long bottle maturation but a fine energetic merlot raised on concrete eggs that is now delicious to drink!
On the right bank of Bordeaux, just west of the famous appellations of Pomerol and Saint-Émilion, you will find Fronsac. Here, Bénédict and Grégoire Hubau cultivate Merlot in an atypical way. Firstly, because in the neighbouring appellations, Merlot grapes are mainly planted on clay and gravel. The result is the rich and voluptuous wines that are known from Pomerol and Saint-Émilion. In Fronsac, the vines, with an average age of 65 years, are mainly on limestone soil. This poor soil gives a very fruit-driven, minerally but above all energetic wine!
Bénédicte and Grégoire Hubeau do not come from a family of winemakers and have no oenological training. was a computer specialist, the other a chemist. Originally from the north of France, they started in 1990. In traditional Bordeaux, they are one of the few who practice biodynamic farming and limit their use of sulphites to very small amounts only at bottling.
Country / Region: France / Canon-Fronsac (Bordeaux)
Grape variety(ies) : 100% Merlot
Character: Fruity, mineral.
Quality mark: Demeter - biodynamic
Tasting notes: Plums, blackberries, good acidity, minerality and soft tannins
Delicious with: Grilled meat, Veal, Fondue Bourguigonne, on its own
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