Gamay Sur Granit
At a Glance
- Variety: Gamay
- Size: 0.50 ha (1.23 ac)
- Vine Age: Planted in 1935 and 1972
- Terroir: From Beaujeu in the southern Beaujolais, southwest-facing, 350 m altitude, granite and clay-limestone.
- Viticulture: Organic and biodynamic methods (not certified), goblet trained, Guyot-Poussard pruning, no added fertilizer, no hedging, milk sprays for powdery mildew.
- Vinification: 100% whole-cluster, 10-14 day ambient yeast fermentation and semi-carbonic maceration in steel or wood tanks, minimal extraction by wetting the cap with buckets and 2-3 foot treads near the end of fermentation, vertical press, aged for 10-22 months in used barrels, no fining or filtration, no added SO2 since 2024, might add exceptionally (less than 20 ppm).
Wines
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White
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Red
- Rouge
- Gamay Sur Granit
- Pinot Noir Sur Calcaire Blanc
- Bourgogne Rouge
- Haute Côte de Beaune
- Côte de Nuits Village
- Marsannay
- Pernand Vergelesses
- Savigny-les-Beaune
- Pommard
- Volnay
- Auxey-Duresses
- Mercurey
- Beaune 1er Cru Les Epenottes
- Santenay 1er Cru Beauregard
- Coteaux Bourguignons Mont Poulain (BW)
- Bourgogne Côte d'Or Canopée (BW)
- Hautes Côtes de Beaune Le Vignolle (BW)
- Côte de Nuits Village La Montagne (BW)
- Sur les Rails (BW)
- Sous Le Cerisier (BW)