GRANDES MISES
BEAUJOLAIS-VILLAGES 2020
Grape varietal
Black Gamay with white juice.
Tasting notes
An elegant ruby-red colour.
The nose shows aromas of small berry fruits such as rasperry and black cherry.
A refined, very elegant wine in the mouth fully expressing its origins and offering pleasant ripe red fruits flavours, spicy notes, wellrounded, soft tannins and a nice length.
Serving suggestions
Best served at a temperature of around 14°C to 16°C. (57-60°F.), to appreciate its fruit aromas, its delicacy and freshness. Try also to decant this great Beaujolais-Villages to discover new tastes!
Food and wine pairing
Ideal with charcuterie, Italian dishes and white meats.
Ageing potential
The long vat maceration allows for good extraction. This wine is therefore well-structured and can easily age up to 5 years.
Origins
The Beaujolais region forms part of the “Grande Bourgogne Viticole”. It starts South of the Mâconnnais. With 100% Gamay grapes, the Beaujolais Villages appellation is situated in the two departments of the Rhône and Saône-et-Loire, and especially around the villages of Blacé, Lancié, Régnié and Lantignié.
Terroir
The soils are mainly composed of limestone and clay interspersed with sandy granite veins. Of the total 22000 hectares planted in the Beaujolais region, 6000 hectares are entitled to the “Beaujolais- Villages” appellation, which is the intermediary appellation between “Beaujolais” and the 10 Crus.
Our wine is made up from a vineyard situated in: Blacé, situated towards the South of the region, several kilometres from Villefranche-sur-Saône. The vineyard extends from the Blaceret plateau (215 metres altitude) to the wooded hillsides of the Col de Failly (at 673 metres) and produces 420 hectares of Beaujolais-Villages.
Vine and soil
Age of Vines: 48 years
Yield: 56 hectolitres per hectare Plots:
A parcel selection with vines pruned “en gobelet” on sandy and stony soils.
Blacé brings roundness and fruit to the blend.
Vinification and maturing
Harvest of the gamay grapes took place on September 2020, the 4th. The stalks being very ripe, vatting occured with whole bunches to help and give a tasty, easydrinking style. Semi-carbonic maceration lasted 18 to 20 days with only one over-pumping for maximum extraction and to preserve the aromas. The wine was then ageid for 8 months in stainless steel tank on fine lees.
Bottling in May 2021.
46 650 bottles produced.
Vintage : 2020
Winter 2019-2020 was the warmest in France since the beginning of the 20th century. There was no hard frost at all. The average temperatures in the Beaujolais region over the first four months of the year were the mildest since 1947! Very fine grapes that are extremely aromatic. The quantity of the harvest has varied from appellation to appellation and terroir to terroir. Intense colour and good acidity.
This year we have favoured destemming with long maceration periods to really bring out the elegance of this vintage. Obviously, the traditional semi-carbonic maceration approach used in tandem with vendange entière is still called for to draw out our Gamay's aromatic subtlety, not to mention hot pre-fermentative maceration to extract as much colour as possible from the grapes that were most affected by drought.
The initial tastings offer a journey through the senses that's intense and complex, a real pleasure for the taste buds, with aromas of raspberry, cherry, morello cherry and even pear! It's a real delight to test the must with all the gorgeous colours it exhibits! Mouth-filling despite high levels of acidity in some cases. The wines are supple, round and smooth, well-structured with supple, silky tannins. An elegant vintage in the making.
Awards
- January 2022 : Gold medal - CONCOURS INTERNATIONAL DU GAMAY
