Vin rouge - Terre des Lys

TERROIR & ESTATE The Fleurie vineyard is planted on beautiful hills and are mainly composed of granite or sandy soils, which are shallow and low in organic material. These soils are poor, obliging the vine to produce low quantities of grapes with a good concentration. GRAPE VARIETIES Gamay 100 % WINEMAKING The bunches of Gamay grapes are handpicked with great care; the grapes are then put into vats in entire bunches for the majority, without compacting, and not removed from the stalk (only 15 % is destemmed). This process gives the wine many of its fruity aromas. Part of the juice can be heated also just before the fermentation in order to increase the colour and tannins; the maceration, called semi-carbonic maceration, will last about 12 days and then the end of the fermentation will be managed in liquid phase with low temperatures.