Chiroubles
Elisa Guerin
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 with pink granite
Vines planted in60 to 100 years old
Vinification
Semi-carbonic maceration of whole clusters with native yeasts in concrete tanks of 54hL. Temperature controlled and kept below 25 degrees C. Daily pumpovers during fermentation which lasted 15 days. No added enzymes. No filtration. 10 mg/L of SO2 added at racking and 5 mg/L added at bottling.
Elevage8 months in concrete tanks
Harvest typeHand Harvested
Fining/FilteringUnfined / Unfiltered
Additional info
Total production average1,600 bottles & 100 magnums
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