Chateau des Bachelards Saint-Amour 2019
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- TASTING NOTE: "Deep nose with savory and spicy complexity and a slew of subtle red-fruit aromas. Light-years removed from the easy-going Saint Amours that cash in on the appeal of this cru’s name. Wonderful, velvety texture on the generous but beautifully balanced palate. I love the fine-grained tannins that support the long, elegant finish. From biodynamically grown grapes with Demeter certification. Drink or hold." 94 POINTS - JAMES SUCKLING.COM
- ABOUT THE WINE: Reception of grapes by gravity, total destemming, vinification in raw concrete vats, maceration for 28 days, aging for 22 months in tuns and demi-muids in order to preserve both its freshness and reinforce its texture. Indigenous yeasts only, no carbonic maceration, neither semi-carbonic nor thermovinification.
- ABOUT THE PRODUCER: The Château des Bachelards vineyard in Fleurie, was created by the Benedictine monks of Cluny around the year 1100. Today it is operated by Alexandra de Vazeilles, who after working in business in the USA for 15 years, shifted courses into wine. Before buying her own estate she trained at Château Latour in Pauillac, at Domaine de Montille in Volnay and at Domaine Roulot in Meursault. Bachelards has holdings in Fleurie (directly surrounding the Chateau), Saint-Amour and Moulin-a-Vent, and is doubly certified in organic and biodynamic viticulture. The vineyards in Fleurie include on of the only Monopoles in Beaujolais, Les Clos des Bachelards from which Alexandra makes her top wine. Vine age in her holdings is between 60-100 years old. Like the viticulture, winemaking is very considered The grapes are harvested by hand in crates, the wine is received by gravity, only indigenous yeasts are used and the maturing process is deliberately long using both new and old oak. Alexandra's wines are a style unique to Beaujolais. They are made without using carbonic maceration and are more akin in style to the great wines of the Cote de Nuits or the Northern Rhone, inky in the glass, smoky on the nose and richly extracted, terroir driven wines. They are built for the long haul, and would be great additions to any cellar program.
- COUNTRY: France
- REGION: Beaujolais
- VARIETAL: Gamay
- WINE STYLE: Red Wine
- WINEMAKER: Alexandra de Vazeilles
- CLASSIFICATION: Organic & Biodynamic Farming
- CLOSURE: Cork
- ABV%: 13.5%
- SIZE: 750ml
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