"Les Rangs Tard"
Fleurie 2022

Vinification 

This cuvée comes from the terroir of the plot called Les Rangs Tard, located in an area less known within the AOC Fleurie, facing north. The grapes are harvested manually, with a first sorting in the vineyard, followed by another sorting in the cellar.

"Beaujolais is nature with its perfumes, its light, its infinity, the peace of the evening, the enthusiasm of the morning." 
— Jules Chauvet

We chose semi-carbonic maceration, typical of Beaujolais. The harvest was placed directly into our concrete vats as whole bunches (the berries are intact) for intracellular fermentation. We inoculated with a pied de cuve (a starter culture) to initiate fermentation with indigenous yeasts, without the use of SO2. A light sulfiting occurs after malolactic fermentation. The wine was aged in concrete vats for 8 months in our cellar, located in Labourons, Fleurie.

The bottling, as well as the rackings, were done during the descending moon phase, on fruit or flower days, to preserve the aromas.

Surface, altitude: 2 ha, 350 m
Soil: deep granite sand
Orientation: North
Vineyard management: goblet pruning for the old vines / double cordon de royat for the younger vines
Variety: gamay noir with white juice
Vine age: planted in 1951 (old vines) and 2008, 2016, 2017 (younger vines)