MAGNUM!
Country: France
Region: Beaujeu, Beaujolais
Appellation: Appellation Beaujolais-Villages contrôlée
Grape variety: Gamay
Style: Red
ABV: 12.6% by vol.
Yield: 20-30 ha/hl
Terroir: Two separate plots of blue (metadioritic) rock, southwest exposure.
Average age of vines: 30-50 years
Farming: Goblets. Dry-farmed, using organic & biodynamic practices.
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. Horizontal press (10hl) following two-week maceration. Spontaneous fermentation with indigenous yeasts. No fining. No filtration.
Aging: Barrel, 18+ months
Sulfur added: 0.5 g/Hl following alcoholic fermentation