Beaujolais
An appellation we don't often find in our glasses, yet this cuvée thrilled us with its floral framework. Violet and peony are enhanced by notes of blackberry and a hint of blood orange. Palate: very beautiful texture and mouthfeel, elegant, luscious and silky.
100% Gamay from biodynamically-grown vines, planted halfway up the hill, on South-facing parcels that show deep and granitic soils, with veins of loess and clay. Harvesting was done by hand, and the grapes are then moved by gravity. Natural vinification, in a way that is not traditional from Beaujolais, since it started with a full destemming. 28 days of maceration in concrete vats, gentle pressing, 18 months of aging in casks and demi-muids. Bottled at the Château without fining or filtration, sulfites are used only sparingly.
Alexandra de Vazeilles is the director of Château des Bachelards, a lively winemaker from the Beaujolais scenery. After spending 15 years of her life in the United-States, and obtaining a degree in viticulture and oenology, she went off to learn from the very best: Château Latour, Domaine de Montille, Domaine Roulot. When she acquired the Château des Bachelards in 2014, she broke with the...
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Sulphites-free wine
Minimal sulphites
Minimal sulphites
Minimal sulphites
Minimal sulphites
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