Lame Delisle Boucard Bourgueil 'Vieilles Vignes' 2023 Languedoc and the finished wine is

and the finished wine is a super-classic “pre-climate-change” rendering of Côte-Rôtie

this wine dances on the palate

Vinified in stainless steel and aged for six months in 90% steel and 10% French oak

this wine showcases Anita’s deft touch with extraction

this 2019—weighing in at 14

Lame Delisle Boucard Bourgueil 'Vieilles Vignes' 2023 Languedoc and the finished wine isLam Delisle Boucards Vieilles Vignes is pure Cabernet Franc exclusively from vines over 40 years of age in the commune of Ingrandes de Tourainepart from the sandy gravel terraces of the lieu dit Louys, and part from hillside plantings in the clay limestone of Mont Sigou. This cuve undergoes alcoholic fermentation in tronconic oak casks with a 10 day maceration, then spends a year in large, very old 25 hectoliter foudres. Invitingly ripe on the nose