Coteaux du Lyonnais Vésanie

Baptiste Nayrand

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Type

Red Wine

Appellation

Coteaux du Lyonnais

Variety

Gamay

'Vésanie' is the main cuvée from Baptiste Nayrand, and a genre-defining Gamay for the Coteaux du Lyonnais. It's a joyful wine that brings a new definition to the appellation – think of it as cru Beaujolais meets Côte-Rôtie in the best possible way.

Viticulture

Vineyard name

Les Brosses (Grigny)

Soil type

Deep clay with galets

Vine age1970s

Vineyard size1 ha

Vinification

Whole-cluster and native yeast fermentation with no pigeage or pumpovers, followed by three weeks of maceration in fiberglass tanks.

ElevageFiberglass tanks

Harvest typeHand Harvested

Fining/FilteringUnfined / Unfiltered / No Added SO2

Additional info

Total production average6000 bottles

More about
the producer

Baptiste Nayrand

Founded in 2014

6 hectares

Originally from the area around Lyon, Baptiste Nayrand created his eponymous domaine from scratch in 2014. Today he has just over six hectares of vines, which is the maximum he can farm by himself to maintain the quality he requires. The majority of vineyards are dedicated to Gamay in the AOP Coteaux du Lyonnais, a small, rather unknown appellation on the outskirts of Lyon, located between the Beaujolais and the Northern Rhône. There is also a small amount of Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, and Aligoté permitted in the AOP Coteaux du Lyonnais.

These wines have a similar excitement and energy found in the most legendary natural wine producers in France. Cognizant of the natural wine movement for many years as a wine drinker, Baptiste created his estate with a drive to produce exce...