Grandes Mises Beaujolais-Villages
Wine Description
Fruity and easy-drinking, Beaujolais is full of surprises. Unexpected and unsuspected, the wines are vinified with respect for nature and in the service of a unique unique terroir, they bear witness to the identity and and tradition of the vineyards.
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Vineyard & Production Info
Winemaking & Aging
Analytical Data
Wine Production
Semi-carbonic maceration lasted for 10 to 12 days with one over-pumping daily for maximum extraction and to preserve the aromas. After the pressing, the free run and press juices were blended together, the malolactic fermentation was 100% completed and the wine was aged in stainless steel tank on fine lees.
About the Vineyard
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.
Made 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.
