2021 AOP Beaujolais Rouge
2021 AOP Beaujolais Rouge
Beaujolais Rouge 2021 is picked from a parcel mostly over silty clay and broken sandy granite, and in this low-yielding vintage includes the 90 year old vines usually picked for Gisous.
Cuvée: Beaujolais Rouge
Style: Still
Colour: Red
Grapes/Blend: Gamay
ABV: 11%
Vintage: 2021
Winemaking: Hand-harvested, 15 day carbonic maceration in concrete tank. Pressed back to concrete for 6 month ageing before bottling in Summer 2022, unfined and unfiltered.
Sulphur: None added
Soil: Silty clay over 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.