2022 AOP Beaujolais - Domaine Primeur
2022 AOP Beaujolais - Domaine Primeur
Snatched from the jaws of defeat, a brutal drought in Beaujolais through 2022 was broken by rains right before harvest. Plump and on the fruit, Sylvere is pleased they retained more freshness and acidity than the 2018 and 2020.
Cuvée: Primeur Rouge
Style: Still
Colour: Red
Grapes/Blend: Gamay
ABV: 13%
Vintage: 2022
Winemaking: Hand-harvested from their parcel of 50 year old goblet vines planted over granitic sand. A 5 day carbonic maceration, finishing fermentation and held in concrete for six weeks before bottling unfined and unfiltered and with zero sulphur.
Sulphur: None added.
Soil: Sandy Granite
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.