Coteaux du Lyonnais Puits à Vin Blanc

Baptiste Nayrand

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Type

White Wine

Appellation

Coteaux du Lyonnais

Variety

Chardonnay

'Puits à Vin' means 'the wine well' and is a term long used by locals to refer to the best parcels that would regularly produce good wines. This Chardonnay strikes a balance between intensity and acidity, while also highlighting the unique terroir of the Coteaux du Lyonnais.

Viticulture

Vineyard name

Les Brosses (Grigny) and Les Charmes (Millery)

Soil type

Deep clay (Les Brosses) and Schist (Galets Les Charmes)

Vine age1960s and 1980s, with new plantings in 2016

Vineyard size6 ha total (domaine)

Vinification

Natural fermentation without the use of temperature control or added SO2

Elevage50% barrel and 50 % fiberglass tank for 6 months, bottled with 1 g of SO2 at bottling

Harvest typeHand Harvested

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...