2021 AOP Beaujolais - Cuvée de Printemps
2021 AOP Beaujolais - Cuvée de Printemps
A perfect Spring red assembled from the organic negociant parcels Sylvère & Mathilde supplemented their low yields with in 2021.
Cuvée: Cuvée de Printemps
Style: Still
Colour: Red
Grapes/Blend: Gamay
ABV: 12%
Vintage: 2021
Winemaking: Hand-harvested, 15 day carbonic maceration in concrete tank. Pressed back to concrete for 6 month ageing before bottling in Spring 2022, unfined and unfiltered.
Sulphur: 1mg/l added at bottling
Soil: Granite over sandy clay
Sylvère Trichard took over his Grandmother’s four hectares of vines near the Beaujolais commune of Blacé in 2012. Working with biodynamic principles in mind, in accordance with the lunar calendar; but not pursuing strict certification. Vines are between 20 to 80 years old and planted on sandy clay soils over granite.