Country: France
Region: Beaujeu, Beaujolais
Appellation: Appellation Chiroubles contrôlée
Grape variety: Gamay
Style: Red
ABV: 13% by vol.
Yield: 15-20 ha/hl
Terroir: Granitic sand (fine sandy-clay soils), with Southern exposure. 350 meters.
Average age of vines: 70+ years
Farming: Goblets. Dry-farmed, practicing & transitioning organic.
Harvest: By hand, using 15kg crates.
Vinification: Select whole cluster, left overnight in the cellar to cool. Semi-carbonic fermentation in small containers, without any additions or intervention with the exception 10 mg/l of SO2 after malolactic fermentation. Vertically pressed (5hl) manually following three-week maceration. Spontaneous fermentation with indigenous yeasts. No fining. No filtration.
Aging: Barrel, 6+ months
Sulfur added: 10 mg/l of SO2 following malolactic fermentation.
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Notes: An elevated expression of old-vine Beaujolais, with bright, ripe fruit matched with acidity. Fun, intertwining complexities make for very easy drinking, with punchy alcohol reflective of the warm vintage. Excellent with food or on its own.