Château des Vergers
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A typical Beaujolais with a “Je ne sais quoi” of novelty. Aux Saules is made from vines that are planted on pink granit soils which enhances the fragrances of bramble, raspberry, violet and peonie are coming along a very comforting smell of a fireplace. Delicate black and red forest fruits, oyster salted water, velvety mouthfeel and long finish driven by a pinch of baking spices.
Region: Beaujolais-Lantignié
Grape: 100% Gamay
Alcohol: 12.5%
Total SO2: 25 mg/L
Service: 15/16°C.
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Tech facts:
Vinification: 25HL/HA yield. Whole bunches are handpicked in small crates, strict selection in the vineyard, followed by a very gentle and slow pressing using the château’s centuries-old vertical press. The press also yields a naturally clear must that does not need to be filtered or clarified. Fermentation begins with a pied de cuve of native yeasts in neutral fiberglass containers. The wine spends 8 months in concrete vats.
Terroir: Aux Saules is a single vineyard at 350m planted to goblet-trained gamay in the 60's. The parcel is south facing with pink granite soils.
Cosima began the conversion of all 6ha of family vineyards to organic farming in 2019, utilising agroforestry and cover crops to create an integrated landscape that brings nature into the vineyards. She utilizes 15 different cover crops, rotating and adapting each to suit the needs of the parcel, which creates natural biodiversity and a true polyculture with healthy, living soil, which also counteracts erosion.
