Origin- France

Region- Beaujolais

Grapes- Gamay

Type- Red

Style- Elegant juicy, fruity red

Alcohol- 12.5%

Bright ruby in colour. On the nose, aromas of redcurrant, raspberry and red cherry leap out of the glass. On the palate, fine-grained tannins provide structure and a mouth watering acidity carries the bright red fruit aromas onto the crisp finish. A wonderfully approachable Beaujolais.

All of the grapes were hand harvested. Frédéric follows a policy of minimal intervention in his winemaking and uses only indigenous yeasts. The 2023 'Gamay Noir' was made using 100% whole bunch and semi-carbonic maceration with fermentation in stainless-steel tanks lasting for around 5 days. Following fermentation, the wine was aged for around six months in concrete vats prior to bottling.

Frédéric has 7.5 hectares between Beaujolais Villages, Morgon, Régnié and Chiroubles, all of which are organically farmed. The Gamay for this wine comes from vineyards around the village of Lantignié on a mixture of pink granite and blue stone soils. The vines are cordon trained on trellisses with cover crops planted between vine rows to improve soil structure and prevent soil erosion. Frédéric and the team also practice agroforestry to boost the biodiversity of the vineyards and combat the heat during the summer.

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