Saint-Amour "Les Capitans"

• Practicing organic
• 100% Gamay
• Planted in 1976
• Grown on granite and crushed granite slopes
• High density planting: 10,000 vines/ha
• Saint-Amour is found in the far north of the vine-growing region, where the soil features intermingling granite and clay, schist and limestone. Designated as a Cru in 1946, the region borders the Mâconnais and the site ‘Les Capitans’ is a rare single vineyard that can adorn its name to the label
• Semi-carbonic vinification in cement
• Aged in cement
• Floral and fruity, the aromas of strawberry, peach, violet and spicy cinnamon are common.

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