The parcel
Manganese granite, eroded on the surface in the form of pink sand and forming a granite arena called “gorrhe”. South-East orientation; the plots are located on the vineyard plots named "Les Roches", "La Delatte", "Vierre Manin", "Les Amandilliers" & "La Grande Charrière". Vineyard: Average age: 55 years, 10,000 vines/ha. Yield: 30 hl/ha. Grape variety: Gamay black with white juice. Culture: Sustainable and environmentally friendly.
Winemaking & ageing
Sorted whole bunches, without SO2, with daily punch-downs for 3 weeks. Alcoholic fermentation with indigenous yeasts, without artificial temperature control. Malolactic fermentation in large casks. Ageing: 15 months on the lees in large casks, under reductive conditions, without racking, with lees stirring and no SO2.
Tasting notes
Beautiful dark red color. It is floral (violets, roses) and fruity (raspberry) with notes of liquorice. It is a fleshy and powerful wine with mineral tension due to manganese; it is elegant, charming and structured. Appreciable now but designed to keep.
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