Vin de France 999m

Yann Bertrand

999M Yann Bertrand - Front Label
Type

Red Wine

Appellation

Vin de France

Variety

Gamay

The cuvée 999m was produced only in 2019 and bottled exclusively in magnum. The story behind the wine is quite interesting. As he didn't have enough room in his cellar, Yann stored a few barrels of Saint-Amour at his brother's house in Avenas, 12 km west of Fleurie. He had a surprise inspection and learned that his brother's house lies exactly 999 m outside the official allowed zone for warehousing Beaujolais. Of course this is ridiculous, because the allowed zone is a narrow band that stretches from Chablis in the north to the Northern Rhone in the south, so all of the big négociants can make Beaujolais, but Avenas is up in the hills and never had any winemakers, so it was never included. As a result of putting a barrel 999m outside the official Beaujolais aging zone, Yann had to declassify these barrels to Vin de France.

Viticulture
Vineyard name

La Côte de Besset

Soil type

Sandstone and schist

Vines planted inTwo parcels 45 and 70 years (partially coplanted to Chardonnay)
Vineyard size1.3 ha
PruningGobelet
ExpositionNorth exposition
Altitude200m to 450m
Vinification

Cold carbonic maceration with native yeast and no added SO2

Elevage8 months in 225L barrels, which are at least 7 years old. Racked by gravity.
Harvest typeHand Harvested
Fining/FilteringBottled unfiltered by gravity following the lunar calendar
Additional info
Total production average390 magnums
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