In the glass
Aroma: blackcurrant, crushed limestone, violet, graphite
Palate: cassis, chalk, fine tannin, long mineral grip
Old-vine biodynamic Bourgueil from a tuffeau-limestone parcel. The Bretons' flagship: cassis, chalk and graphite Cabernet Franc with serious cellar potential.
What it pairs with
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Roast saddle of venison
Game and the wine's full body and chalky tannin grip align directly. -
Beef Wellington
Fillet beef in pastry meets the wine's cedar-and-graphite register. -
Truffled pheasant
Game bird and truffle echo the wine's iron and forest-floor depth.
History
Les Perrieres is the Bretons' single-vineyard tuffeau cuvee from old vines at Restigne. Biodynamic farming and minimal sulfite addition produce a long-ageing flagship.
- 1996 — First vintage of Les Perrieres
Facts
- Producer
- Domaine Catherine et Pierre Breton
- Grapes
- Cabernet Franc (100%)
- Classification
- Bourgueil AOC
- Oak
- 16 to 18 months in old oak demi-muids, no new oak, minimal sulfites
- ABV
- 13.0%
- Price
- EUR 32 to 48 at retail
- Drinking window
- 8 to 25 from vintage
- First vintage
- 1996
- Biodynamic
- Biodynamic Practicing
- Organic
- ORGANIC CERTIFIED
- Vegan
- Yes (no animal-derived fining)
Scores
- Wine Advocate 93 (2018 vintage, reviewed 2020)
- Vinous 92 (2019 vintage, reviewed 2022)
Frequently asked about Les Perrieres
What does Les Perrieres taste like?
Blackcurrant, crushed limestone, violet and graphite on the nose; cassis, chalk, fine tannin and a long mineral grip on the palate. Full-bodied with firm tannins and high acidity.
When should I drink Les Perrieres?
Drink between 8 and 25 years from vintage. Decant 60 to 90 minutes for young vintages; the limestone structure rewards a decade of bottle age.
What food pairs with Les Perrieres?
Roast saddle of venison, beef Wellington, and truffled pheasant are all canonical matches.
Where is Les Perrieres made?
From an old-vine tuffeau-limestone single vineyard at Restigne in the Bourgueil AOC, farmed biodynamically by the Breton family.