• Vergers Beaujolais Lantagnie Aux Saules
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Vergers Beaujolais Lantagnie Aux Saules

$ 23.00
$ 23.00

This cuvée comes from Cosima’s northernmost single parcel, Aux Saules, which boasts 60 year old goblet trained gamay vines planted on decomposed pink granite soils. Hand harvested grapes see 12 days of whole-cluster, semi-carbonic maceration, followed by a very slow pressing using the château’s hundred-plus years old vertical press, all according to the cycle of the moon. Fermentation then continues with native yeasts in cement tanks, and the wine then spends an additional 8 months in concrete tanks before bottling without fining or filtration. No sulfur is used during vinification, with a small amount added at bottling.

Sophisticated yet easy going, this opens with aromas of dark red strawberry, cherry, violet, leather, cigar tobacco, vanilla, and spice. On the palate it is silky and savory, with lively red fruit, mouthwateringly juicy acidity, and savory crushed herbs, black pepper, and mace on a finish supported by gentle tannins. 

Organic. Biodynamic.

France, Beaujolais: Gamay 2021

750 mL, 12.5% ABV

Cosima Bassouls is a young, charismatic leader of the bucolic Beaujolais-Lantignié region. Cosima has a vision for Lantignié, and it involves combining the strengths of the region’s long viticultural tradition with her progressive and innovative environmental plan. She began the conversion of all 6ha of family vineyards to organic farming in 2019, utilizing 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, creating natural biodiversity and a true polyculture with healthy, living soil, which also counteracts erosion. 

Located at 350m elevation, Aux Saules is the northernmost of Cosima’s single parcels. The area around Aux Saules is very diverse, with creeks, trees, bushes, and lots of small hills and valleys, where grapes coexist with the natural environment. Over 60-year-old goblet-trained gamay vines are planted on decomposed pink granite soils. Aux Saules gives bright wines with a striking magenta color, aromatic, savory wines with lively red fruits, tangy pomegranate, red beets, earthy minerality, and excellent acidity. Aux Saules is the most accessible red wine from Vergers due to the pink granite soils; however, don’t be fooled by the easy-going nature of this. All of Cosima’s wines are built to age.
Vergers Beaujolais Lantagnie Aux Saules