Beaujolais
Complex, powerful and intoxicating nose of black pepper, liquorice, blackberry jam, noble wood... On the palate, full-bodied and rich, structured by tannins that are assertive yet of great finesse, with a long, dense finish, and once again that finesse... An iron fist in a velvet glove.
Gamay from very old vines in massale selection, planted at high density (10,000 vines/ha), certified organic and biodynamic. Hand-harvested at optimal ripeness in 16-kg crates. Vinification: all the work is done by gravity, full destemming (so not at all traditional for Beaujolais! there is no carbonic or semi-carbonic maceration here), maceration of the berries for 28 days, 18 months of ageing in barrels that have seen two wines and in clay amphorae. Bottled at the estate without fining or filtration.
Alexandra de Vazeilles is the director of Château des Bachelards, a lively winemaker from the Beaujolais scenery. After spending 15 years of her life in the United-States, and obtaining a degree in viticulture and oenology, she went off to learn from the very best: Château Latour, Domaine de Montille, Domaine Roulot. When she acquired the Château des Bachelards in 2014, she broke with the...
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Organic or biodynamic wine
Organic or biodynamic wine
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Minimal sulphites
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Minimal sulphites
Minimal sulphites
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