2016 VDF - Les Gros Locaux
2016 VDF - Les Gros Locaux
‘The Fat Locals’ - a blend of the three other cuvees, they try to make this wine without stripping the heart out of the other wines. Funky and fun with a touch of integrated volatility
Cuvée: VDF - Le Gros Locaux
Style: Still
Colour: Red
Grape Varieties: Gamay, Grolleau and Côt. Gamay - 30–35-year-old. Côt - 20-year-old. Grolleau - 70-year-old. 1.5 hectare – 6,500 plants/hectare. Treatment sulphur and copper and horsetail 7-12 times per year
ABV: 12.5%
Vintage: 2016
Winemaking technique: Manual harvest. Natural yeast, maceration in whole clusters of two to three weeks in concrete tank of 53hl. No SO2. Maceration at room temperature, draining juice every two days. No pigeage/remontage. Slow horizontal press. No fining or filtration.
Ageing: Mixture of concrete and barrique
Sulphur: None added
Climate: Gamay - West facing, 55 metres above sea level. Grolleau and Côt - North/South-facing at 55 meters above sea level. Oceanic temperate climate. Temperatures are never extreme, (Neither very hot nor very cold). Mild and rainy winters and cool summers and relatively humid
Soil: Gamay - Clay and limestone. Fat and dense soils. Côt and Grolleau - Clay and flint. Light and stony soil. Soil mechanically worked (discs and blade hoes)
Yield: Gamay and Côt: 35hl/ha. Grolleau: 40hl/ha