2023 AOP Beaujolais Rouge
2023 AOP Beaujolais Rouge
Picked from a parcel over silty clay and broken sandy granite, 2023 a warm but rainy vintage, boasting little red fruits, fresh raspberry: juicy, moreish and delicious.
Cuvée: Beaujolais Rouge
Style: Still
Colour: Red
Grapes/Blend: Gamay
ABV: 14%
Vintage: 2023
Winemaking: Hand-harvested, 15 day carbonic maceration in concrete tank. Pressed back to concrete for 6 month ageing before bottling in Summer 2023, 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.