Region: France - Beaujolais
Grapes: Gamay
Alcohol: 12%
Notes on the Wine
Gamay Noir a Jus Blanc planted to granite and and granitic sand, from two distinct parcels, one of 20 year old vines, the other 50 year old vines, planted at high density (more than 6,500 plants per hectare) farmed and vinified biodynamically. Entirely manual harvests, vinified in traditional beaujolais method, 12 day fermentation duration with indigenous yeasts by “pied de cuve”. Mininal amount of sulfur at bottling, 53 mg total.
Notes on the Producer
François and Marie-Therèse Subrin, along with their daughter Florence and nephew Geoffroy, farm 5 hectares of land in the village of Sarcey, a village situated on a high plateau tucked between the Monts Beaujolais and the Monts Lyonnais in the southwest corner of the Beaujolais appellation. The Subrin’s vineyard is planted on granite soils with significant deposits of quartz and feldspar. On average, the vines are 40 years old. They farm organically and utilize principles of biodynamic agriculture. To ensure maximum health and ripeness for their grapes, they severely limit the yields