Beaujolais Villages Les Tours
Justin Dutraive

Type
Red Wine
Appellation
Beaujolais Villages
Variety
Gamay
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Viticulture
Vineyard name
Single parcel ‘Les Tours’ in the village of Saint Etienne-la-Varenne, further to the south by Cote de Brouilly
Soil type
Pink granite and sand
Vines planted in1995, 1997
Vineyard size0.4 ha
ExpositionSouth
Altitude300m
Vinification
Cold carbonic maceration for 12 hours in a cold cellar after harvests, cold vatting, 11 day fermentation without pumpovers
Elevage5 months in fiberglass tanks
Harvest typeHand Harvested
Fining/FilteringUnfined / Unfiltered