Chiroubles
Elisa Guérin

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