Beaujolais Terroir de Bellevue

Domaine Saint Cyr

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Type

Red Wine

Appellation

Beaujolais

Variety

Gamay

Terroir de Bellevue comes from a single old vine Gamay parcel in Anse planted by Raphael's grandfather in the 1950s. It's vinified in the semi-carbonic style of the Beaujolais, but the limestone terroir gives it a unique quality. If any wine from the Pierre Dorées could argue for its own cru, this would be it.

Viticulture

Vineyard name

Terroir de Bellevue (Anse)

Soil type

Clay - limestone

Vine age70 years old

ExpositionSoutheast

Vinification

Cold carbonic maceration for 18 days; alcoholic fermentation with native yeast beginning on day 11; natural malolactic fermentation. Postfermentation press done manually with a vertical wood press. Minimal sulfites added at bottling, unfiltered.

ElevageAged in concrete tank for 6 months.

Harvest typeHand Harvested

Fining/FilteringUnfined / Unfiltered

More about
the producer

Domaine Saint Cyr

Founded in 1963

27 hectares

Raphael Saint-Cyr is the fourth generation vigneron at the Domaine Saint-Cyr, which was created by his great-grandfather, Pierre Saint-Cyr. The estate is located in Anse, found at the southern edge of the Beaujolais. When Raphael took over the winemaking in 2008, he let go of a large portion of Beaujolais vines around the winery and acquired vines further north in the crus of Morgon, Regnié, Chénas, and Moulin-à-Vent. Having seen his grandfather and uncle get sick from the chemicals used to treat their vines, Raphael was immediately convinced to convert the entire 23 hectare domaine to certified organic viticulture, making Domaine Saint Cyr one of the largest organic domaines in the Beaujolais.

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