Country: France
Region: Beaujeu, Beaujolais
Appellation: Appellation Beaujolais-Villages contrôlée
Grape variety: Gamay
Style: Red
ABV: 14.9% by vol.
Yield: 20-30 ha/hl
Terroir: Two separate plots of blue (metadioritic) rock, southwest exposure. 400 meters.
Average age of vines: 30 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 intervention with the exception of the addition of 10 mg/l of SO2. Horizontal press (10hl) following two-week maceration. Spontaneous fermentation with indigenous yeasts. No fining. No filtration.
Aging: Barrel, 18+ months
Sulfur added: 10 mg/l following malolactic fermentation
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Notes: Full, ripe fruit and complexity, drawn from the terroir, sun exposure and longer elevation period. For la suite, per Wincent—excellent with terrine and homemade pâté en croûte.