Chiroubles

Elisa Guérin

Chiroubles
Type

Red Wine

Appellation

Chiroubles

Variety

100% Gamay

From a single 1.2 acre parcel in the lieu-dit 'Les Genêts' on sandy soils with rocks of pink granite.

Viticulture
Vineyard name

Les Genêts

Soil type

Sandy soils with rocks of pink granite

Vine age60 - 100 years old
Vineyard size0.5 Ha
Vinification

Semi-carbonic maceration of whole clusters with native yeasts in concrete tanks of 54hL. Temperature controlled and kept below 25 °C. No mechanical intervention, no added enzymes and no filtration

Elevage8 months in concrete tanks
Harvest typeHand Harvested