Loire Valley
Gamay Royale - 2023 - Chris Laurent et Fanny Caignard
Pinot Bar
Sublime fruit for this Gamay, opening with notes of blueberry and red plum, evolving towards rosebud and a subtle hint of liquorice. Fluid, digestible and supple on the palate, with perfectly integrated tannins. An excellent match with fragrant fish, and perfect with sea bream!
- Size
- 75 cl
- Original features
- Organic wine
- Appellation
- Vin de France
- Degree of alcohol
- 12 %
- To drink from
- 2024 to 2027
- rock’n’roll
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100% Gamay from 25-year-old vines grown organically on a parcel of sand and schist soils at Château Perray-Jouannet in Thouarcé, Anjou. Harvested by hand on the 15th of September. Vinification at Chris's cellar in Languidic, Brittany. 50% whole bunches and 50% destemmed by hand, 14 days of maceration in vats, alternating layers of berries and clusters. Daily pumping over, no punching down. Blending of free-run juice and press juice, aged in stainless steel vats for 7 months. Bottled on the 9th of April 2024, without fining or filtration.
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Chris Laurent & Fanny Caignard
Chris and Fanny are the founders of Pinot Bar , their negociant business based in Languidic, Brittany. After very different careers in international trade and project development from Morocco to Paris, they met during the 2020 harvest at Domaine Buisson in Saint-Romain, and have been together ever since! After a variety of experiences, including at Agnès Paquet’s in Burgundy, Thorne &...
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