Complex but gentle, with violets, stone fruits, blood & soy sauce. Supple, juicy fun.
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Grape variety: Gamay
Appellation: Morgon
Region: Beaujolais, Burgndy, FR
Soil: Siliceous clay soils from the 'Les Charmes' lieu-dit, rich in iron oxide.
Average vine age: 60 years
Farming practices: Tilling by horse-drawn implements so as to not compact the soil. Picking is done by a crew of 20 (the same pickers each year, which is very important says Roland).
Vinification: Carbonic macerations are short (only 6 to 12 days depending on the cuvée) and in steel
Aging: In cement cuves . No SO2 is used during fermentation or élevage, with a minimal dose added before bottling giving total of about 8-10mg/L.
