No Control - 'la Coulée' - Syrah, Gamay - Beaujolais & Auvergne, FR - 2018 - 1500ml

It is the one and only plot I own. This wine is called that way because the plot is located on one of the last lava flow that has happened in Auvergne. The volcanic eruption from the “Puy de la Nugère” created a lava flow starting from the top of Volvic’s hill up to the south of Riom. Parcel Located in Ménétrol. Soil : green clay and basalt on the surface. Grape variety Syrah, gamay. Age of the vines 10 years old for the young syrah grown from a « massal selection», selection of old vines from the parcel and 80 years old for the old syrah and gamay. Altitude 380 m. Orientation East. Grape harvest Hand harvested grapes in 18kg crates. Yield 15 hl/ha. Winemaking Whole bunches in a fibreglass vat, daily punch-down during 15 days. Devatting, pressing and blending of the free-run and pressed juice. No added chemical inputs. Wine maturation In 600 litres barrels for 18 months. Bottling No filtration and no added sulfites. Serving Decanting recommended, temperature of 16°C.