Producer | Jean-Paul Brun |
Country | France |
Region | Burgundy |
Subregion | Beaujolais |
Varietal | Gamay |
Sku | 07854 |
Size | 750ml |
L'Ancien comes from Jean Paul's oldest vines. They range in age from 40 to 60 years old and are planted on slopes sporting the area's signature sandy clay-limestone soils, featuring the particular local "dorée" or "golden" limestone that is laden with iron. These older vines have always been farmed organically and harvested by hand and yield small, thick-skinned Gamay berries. As for all Terres Dorées reds, the vinification is traditional Burgundian. The grapes are rigorously sorted and destemmed, crushed and fermented with indigenous yeasts in concrete vats. The wine is aged in concrete until May-June after the vintage.
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