2020 VDF - Coup de Boule
2020 VDF - Coup de Boule
Ripe & juicy, direct-pressed Gamay pet nat with a twist of Grolleau.
Cuvée: Coup de Boule
Style: Sparkling
Colour: Rosé
Grapes/Blend: Gamay (95%), Grolleau (5%)
Vintage: 2020
Winemaking: Hand harvested and pressed directly, ferment kicked off in tank, then transferred to bottle to finish. Aged on lees for 7 months, then hand disgorged in spring.
Sulphur: 10mg/l at disgorgement, nothing added at initial bottling.
Soil: Sand & clay over schist
Yield: 30 to 35 hl/ha
The seeds of La Grange aux Belles were planted in 2004 when Marc Houtin gave up a career in the oil industry to follow a passion for wine. He purchased a dozen hectares on the slopes of the Aubance river in Anjou. In 2008 Marc invited Julien Bresteau to join the Domaine and La Grange Aux Belles was born. Today the 14ha estate has Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Pineau d'Aunis, Gamay, Grolleau and Chenin Blanc, farmed organically of course, using herbal infusions against mildew and vinified with minimal sulphur use.