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Baptiste Nayrand

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Type

Red Wine

Appellation

Vin de France

Variety

Majority gamay à jus blanc et jus rouge, and several other varieties

Viticulture

Vineyard name

La Pelouse

Soil type

Basalt, blue volcanic rock, and red clay

Vine age95 years

Expositionwestern

Altitude500m

Vinification

Fermented with indigenous yeasts. Strict carbonic maceration in fiberglass tanks for 3 weeks.

ElevageAged for 8 months in 228 liter barrels.

Harvest typeHand Harvested

Fining/FilteringNo fining or filtration

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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...