Beaujolais-Villages Sermezy

Private: Baptiste Bertrand

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Type

Red Wine

Appellation

Beaujolais Villages

Variety

Gamay

'Sermezy' is another high-octane Gamay from Baptiste Bertrand. This one comes from old vines in the Sermezy parcel, dating back to 1921. Vinification is exactly the same: bare bones cold carbonic style that makes for maximum enjoyment for anyone ready to pull the cork.

Viticulture

Vineyard name

Sermezy

Soil type

Clay-limestone

Vine age1950s and earlier. Oldest vines were planted in 1921.

PruningGoblet

Vinification

Semi-carbonic cold fermentation with native years in concrete tanks. Grapes are refrigerated and left to macerate in concrete tanks. After press, the juice is cooled to 12-15ºC.

ElevageUsed barrels and fiberglass tanks

Harvest typeHand Harvested

Additional info

UPC Code Bottle046139084641

More about
the producer

Private: Baptiste Bertrand

Founded in 2017

4.5 hectares

It says Baptiste Bertrand on the label, but everyone calls him Bart. Located in Beaujolais, Baptiste farms 4.5 hectares of vines on clay-limestone soils around Charentay, a small commune that makes up part of a swath of Beaujolais-Villages vineyards between Mont Brouilly to the south and Morgon to the north. Baptiste originally studied ecology, with a specialization in environmental management and cartography. After working for organizations and nonprofits for a decade around France, he found himself back home in Beaujolais, where he spent three years managing a local project related to local vineyards. When that project came to an end, a friend suggested that he takes over some vines from a retiring winemaker.

Baptiste is the first producer in Charentay to be certified ...