Le Coeur de la Reine, Touraine Gamay
Le Coeur de la Reine, Touraine Gamay

Le Coeur de la Reine, Touraine Gamay

Loire Valley, France 2021 (750mL)
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Le Coeur de la Reine, Touraine Gamay

“La Coeur de la Reine” is a collaborative effort between Rodolphe & Ludivine Marteau (Domaine Jacky Marteau) and Vincent Leclair (Domaine de la Rochette)—both fourth-generation winemaking families in Touraine. The Marteaus farm 29 hectares while Leclair’s estate measures 45, with vine ages for the Gamay averaging out at around 30 years. 


The hand-harvested Gamay grapes for this wine are subjected to a brief carbonic maceration, as in Beaujolais, wherein bunches of whole berries gently rupture and begin fermenting in stainless steel tanks—leading to a less extracted, less tannic style of red. After it has completed fermentation, the wine rests in tank for about six months before release. Light ruby in the glass, with pink and magenta reflections, this is a brightly fruity, berry-scented red that takes well to a chill.


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France

Bourgogne

Beaujolais

Enjoying the greatest wines of Beaujolais starts, as it usually does, with the lay of the land. In Beaujolais, 10 localities have been given their own AOC (Appellation of Controlled Origin) designation. They are: Saint Amour; Juliénas; Chénas; Moulin-à Vent; Fleurie; Chiroubles; Morgon; Régnié; Côte de Brouilly; and Brouilly.

Southwestern France

Bordeaux

Bordeaux surrounds two rivers, the Dordogne and Garonne, which intersect north of the city of Bordeaux to form the Gironde Estuary, which empties into the Atlantic Ocean. The region is at the 45th parallel (California’s Napa Valley is at the38th), with a mild, Atlantic-influenced climate enabling the maturation of late-ripening varieties.

Central France

Loire Valley

The Loire is France’s longest river (634 miles), originating in the southerly Cévennes Mountains, flowing north towards Paris, then curving westward and emptying into the Atlantic Ocean near Nantes. The Loire and its tributaries cover a huge swath of central France, with most of the wine appellations on an east-west stretch at47 degrees north (the same latitude as Burgundy).

Northeastern France

Alsace

Alsace, in Northeastern France, is one of the most geologically diverse wine regions in the world, with vineyards running from the foothills of theVosges Mountains down to the Rhine River Valley below.

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