Domaine Rondeau Bugey Cerdon ‘Méthode Ancestrale’ NV
8.5% abv, Bernard Rondeau, Boyeaux-Saint-Jérôme, imported by Charles Neal Selections, Richmond, VA. Cork closure: composite. Biodynamic calendar: fruit day. Winemaking notes: 100% Gamay Noir hand-harvested and pressed in whole bunches and fermented to 8% alcohol in stainless steel and cooled down. The wine is put into bottle where an additional fermentation takes place under pressure […]
Pierre-Marie Chermette Fleurie ‘Les Garants’ 2020
14.5% abv, Saint Vérand, imported by Fass Selections, Irvine, CA. Cork closure: synthetic. Biodynamic calendar: root day. Winemaking notes: 100% Gamay Noir, HVE-certified, from a 2.7ha vineyard on a south-facing slope of pink granite, quartz and mica. The grapes are hand-harvested and the wine is half carbonic maceration and half traditional fermentation with pumping over […]
Domaine Les Roches Bleues Côte de Brouilly ‘La Baraquée’ 2021
13% abv, Jonathan Buisson, imported by Maison Selections zinc., Chapel Hill, NC. Cork closure: composite. Biodynamic calendar: fruit day. Winemaking notes: 100% Gamay Noir from organic 70-year-old vines grown on pink granite and sand soils. The wine is fermented whole cluster with semi-carbonic maceration commences and after the grapes are pressed, the wine is moved […]
Clos de Breuilly Saint-Pourçain Rouge 2020
15.5% abv, Brian Barbara, Cesset, imported by Fass Selections, Irvine, CA. Cork closure: natural. Biodynamic calendar: flower day. Winemaking notes: 70% Gamay Noir & 30% Pinot Noir, certified organic, with 20% whole cluster fruit and fermented on the skins for 15 days. and the addition on no sulfur. The wine comes from a single south […]
Mémoire de Madone Côtes du Forez ‘Gamay sur Volcan Vielles Vignes’ 2021
12% abv, Gilles Bonnefoy, Champdieu, imported by Classified Wine Imports, Houston, TX. Cork closure: natural. Biodynamic calendar: fruit day. Winemaking note: 100% Gamay grown on volcanic soils from the Auvergne area of Loire Valley. The vineyards are certified biodynamic, the grapes are hand-harvested and the grapes are de-stemmed and fermented on the skins for 10 days […]
Jean-Michel Dupré Régnié ‘Cuvée Haute Ronze Vieilles Vignes’ 2020
13% abv, Jean-Michel Dupré, Les Ardillats, imported by Misa Wine Imports, Dallas, TX. Cork closure: natural. Biodynamic calendar: fruit day. Winemaking notes: 100% Gamay Noir from 70+ year-old vines from the south-facing hillside climat of La Ronze with steep granite soils with a stony topsoil and a very high proportion of granite. Tasting note: the […]
Maison Clusel-Roch Coteaux du Lyonnais ‘Traboules’ 2017
13% abv, Guillaume Clusel, Ampuis, imported by Grand Cru Selections, New York, NY. Cork closure: natural. Biodynamic calendar: fruit day. Winemaking notes: 100% Gamay Noir, hand-harvested, femented with native yeasts and aged in stainless steel tank for six months. One third of the grapes are fermented whole cluster and aged on the skins for two […]
Domaine Deux Roches Mâcon Rouge ‘Verger du Feuillantes’ 2021
13% abv, Colovray Terrier, Davayé, imported by JAE Wine Imports, Napa, CA. Biodynamic calendar: unfavorable day. Winemaking notes: 100% Gamay Noir farmed organically. Tasting note: the Mâcon Rouge is medium garnet in color with a bright ruby hue in the middle of the glass, featuring a clean nose of medium intensity with aromas of fresh […]
Christian Venier Cheverny ‘Les Hauts de Madon’ 2020
12.5%, Cheverny, imported by Savio Soares Selections, New York, NY. Biodynamic calendar: fruit day. Winemaking notes: Pinot Noir & Gamay Noir Tasting note: the Cheverny Rouge is pale ruby in color with a clean nose of medium intensity with aromas of violet, red currant, black plum, flint, leather, black pepper and sagebrush. On the palate […]
Domaine Émile Ballard Côteaux de Giennois ‘Les Beaux Jours’ 2020
14% abv, Bonny-Sur-Loire, imported by Classified Wine Imports, Houston, TX. Cork closure: composite. Biodynamic calendar: flower day. Winemaking notes: 70% Pinot Noir & 30% Gamay Noir from the 2.5 hectares of vines grown on clay and silica topped limestone soils. The grapes are 10% whole cluster and the cuvée is aged in tank. Tasting note: […]