This wine, while possessing the olfactory characteristics of the fine wines of Burgundy, offers a more immediate fruitiness. The nose reveals notes of fruit and pepper, enhanced by a light woodiness. On the palate, its youth brings out pleasant red fruit flavours and great finesse.
Grape variety : 100% Gamay noir à jus blanc.
Nature of the soils : Almost all our soils are composed of pink granite. We also have ‘gore’: a type of sand thatresult from the erosion of adjacent rocks, and gives the Gamay grape varietynear-perfect growing conditions in for the production of a light texture.
Plot names and orientation : Bel Air, Les Grandes Terres, Crozet & Souzon. Southwest facingslopes.
Average age of the vines : 50 years.
Alcohol : 13 % vol
Vine tending : pruning by hand. Prunings are chipped and left on the ground. Trellisedplots. 25% sod-seeded bands. Harvestedby hand.
Vinification and maturing: Beaujolais vinification, with temperature control, vatting time of 8 to 12 days, 50% destemming. Barrel aged for 12 months
Tasting notes : This wine, while possessing the olfactory characteristics of fine Burgundy wines, offers a more immediate fruitiness. The nose reveals notes of fruit and pepper, enhanced by a light woody note. On the palate, its youthfulness brings out pleasant red fruit flavors and great finesse
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