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 Amandilliers” & “La Grande Charrière”. Vineyard: Average age: 55 years, 10,000 vines/ha. Yield: 34 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: 18 months on the lees in large casks, under reductive conditions, without racking, with lees stirring and no SO2.
Tasting notes
Fleshy, dense wine with a beautiful carmine red color. It is floral (violets, roses) and fruity (raspberry, vine peach) with notes of liquorice. It is a complex and powerful wine with a nice tension on the finish. Appreciable now but designed to keep.
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