2023 Domaine de Fa Saint Amour "Cote de Besset", Beaujolais, FranceABOUT THIS WINE Certified organic, in conversion to biodynamics. 100% Gamay from 40+ year old vines from the single vineyard "Ctes de Besset". The vines are grown in crushed granite, sand, and big chunks of granite. Whole cluster fermentation, with a semi carbonic maceration. The wine is aged in 1 3 year old foudre. ABOUT THIS PRODUCER The legendary Graillot family has a long history of making wine in the Northern Rhone, where their ability to produce

cool winters and warm

from a small nineteenth-century vineyard farther down the ridge

and broader commitment to limiting environmental impact

patiently respected its rhythms

although after a few visits it’s easy to tell them apart: Pierre says very little

using organic cow manure from a friend in the region

decided to replant and work with the original grapes

between 1989 and 1992

- This Riesling comes mostly from vineyards KAMPTAL less than 15 years old on the Gaisberg und Heiligenstein slopes

and Cinsault is fermented together for 10 to 14-day fermentation process using indigenous (native) yeasts

Lulu and Lucien Peyraud were instrumental in shaping Bandol’s AOC and in championing Mourvèdre as its defining grape

the Aristea flower flourishes on land ravaged by fire