Bois Moze Les Terres Rouge Anjou Rouge 2022 (750 ml)

100% Cabernet Franc
Fermentation Concrete vats, Pied de cuve
Aging 6 months
Filter / Fining Clay, no fining
Farming Methods Organic Certified
ABV 13.5%

The 2022 Les Terres Rouges Cabernet Franc is the estate’s classic example of their unique terroir in the Loire, and how it is perfectly suited for this incredible variety. The 30-year-old vines are hand harvested and then the fruit is brought to the cellar and destemmed before they begin fermentation in concrete vats. After about 3 weeks when both fermentations (alc & malo) are complete, the wine is racked and placed back into concrete for 6 months before it is lightly filtered and bottled, ready for its evolution in bottle before it is released to the market. The final wine is lovely on the nose, full of spice and brambly dark berries, violets, and roasted peppers. The mouth feel has a nice balance to it, full of fresh fruit with a light lift, but with a grip and texture that keeps the wine serious. With flavors that echo the aromatics, this red opens well with some air, and has a delicious finish that lasts for a long time in the mouth. 

Domaine de Bois Mozé sits on a gorgeous old piece of property in between the Loire Valley cities of Anjou and Saumur. With a castle from the year 1400 as their landmark, this wine estate began in 1930, but took on new ownership in 1996, when the shift in farming and quality production really began. With 38 hectares of vines (primarily around the castle), the winery boasts incredible terroir, with unique schist soils, clay and limestone blends (unique for Anjou), and spots with stones and sand. Since 2017 the estate has been certified in their organic practices that go back much further, and have also committed extensively to agroforestry and bringing new found balance and harmony to the land that has been ‘effected’ by the estate’s presence for centuries; working in different ways like sheep grazing and bringing in bat communities to let nature recreate its ecosystem as much as possible. The range of wines is paired and dedicated to what their land grows best: Chenin Blanc, Cabernet Franc, Grolleau, and Pinot Noir, and Cabernet Sauvignon.

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