2019 Château Tour des Gendres, 'Vigne d'Albert'

Region: Bergerac > France Grapes: 40% Perigord, 20% Cabernet Sauvignon, 15% Merlot, 10% Abouriou, 10% Fer, 5% Malbec Vineyard/Cellar Stats: Certified organic farming, clay and limestonesoil, grapes destemmed, 10 day fermentation + 10 more days ofmaceration, then aged on lees in stainless steel and amphora. Bottledunfined, unfiltered, with no added SO2; zero-zero; 14.1% ABV Winemakers: Jean and Luc de Conti Considering our penchant for easy going, chillable reds, it is rarethat we find ourselves enamored with a wine of structure and body likethe Vigne d’Albert, but here we are! In fact, we rarely find ourselvesin this off-the-radar region of South West France, but this wine isworth the trip. Château Tour des Gendres has been in the de Contifamily since the 1920’s, but only operated as a working winery sincethe 1980’s when 3rd generation Jean took over. At the time, he wasmostly interested in the horses on the farm, and started replantingand renovating the vineyards as an afterthoug