Côte Roannaise, Les Blondins

FRANCE – Loire Valley – Côte Roannaise

Locality:

FRANCE – Loire Valley – Côte Roannaise

Appellation:

Côte Roannaise

Grape Variety:

Gamay Saint-Romain

WineMaker:

Stéphane Sérol and Michel Troisgros (local Michelin-starred chef).

Vineyard:

1.89 ha. planted in 1992 and 1993. On a steep south-facing hill, 420-660m elevation. Fairly shallow porphyry soil over hard granite bedrock. Density of 8500 vines/ha.

Viticulture:

Organic certified Ecofeuille and biodynamic certified Biodyvin. Simple Guyot pruning.

WineMaking:

Parcel is split in two parts for vinification: grapes from the bottom of the hill are pressed 30% whole cluster, fermented over ambient yeasts for 10 to 12 days. And grapes from the top are pressed 70% whole cluster, macerated and fermented over ambient yeasts for 15 days.

Aging:

The wine from the bottom of the hill is aged for 6 months in cement tank. The wine from the top of the hill is aged for 6 to 9 months in wooden tanks. Both parts are blended before bottling.

Bottling:

Not fined but lightly filtered.

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