Bonnigal et Bodet Vignerons - Mont Luma - Malbec 2018
Bonnigal-Bodet Vignerons is an estate located in Limeray, in the Loire Valley. The estate has existed since 1927 and is still managed in a family manner. Today it is the fourth generation, with Jean-Baptiste Bonnigal and his long-time friend Stéphane Bodet , who operates the vineyard. They produce wines under the appellations of Touraine Amboise, Crémant de Loire and Touraine, on 55 hectares. For them, the majority of the work is done in the vineyards: working the soil, enhancing the ecosystem, respecting nature and the environment. They are also minimally interventionist in the cellar in order to let the terroir of each vintage express itself fully. Aging tends to be long, in oak barrels and on fine lees.
Mont Luma 2018 is made from Malbec (Côt) , cultivated on a clay-limestone terroir on Turonian limestone. The harvest is destemmed and sorted on a sorting table. Maceration is carried out in the form of an infusion for 10 days in stainless steel tanks. Alcoholic fermentation occurs spontaneously with native yeasts. The wine is aged for 12 months in 500 liter demi-muids , then 8 months in stainless steel vats .
Grape variety: 100% Malbec (Côt)