Terroir de Bellevue - 2022 - Raphaël Saint-Cyr

100% Gamay from 70-year-old vines grown planted on the exceptional southeast-facing Bellevue parcel, showing soils of clay and limestone. Hand-harvested, yields around 40 hl/ha. Natural vinification: whole bunches, cold carbonic maceration for 18 days including 10 days in pre-fermentation, manual pressing in a vertical wooden presses, 6 months of aging in concrete vats. Bottled at the estate without fining or filtration, just a micro-dose of sulfur.