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A compelling vintage from Frantz
Gentle extraction preserves purity of fruit while building structure
The blend of the two is a wine that has even more perfume and racy mountain fruit than previous iterations
The vineyard gives a very specific salty character to the wines
2024 Bastian Wolber 'Laisse Tomber' Gamay Sur Granit 1.5L Magnum Christian Barbier and community can (probably) saveVariety: Gamay Size: 0. 50 ha (1. 23 ac) Vine Age: Planted in 1935 and 1972 Terroir: From Beaujeu in the southern Beaujolais, southwest facing, 350 m altitude, granite and clay limestone. Viticulture: Organic and biodynamic methods (not certified), goblet trained, Guyot Poussard pruning, no added fertilizer, no hedging, milk sprays for powdery mildew. Vinification: 100% whole cluster, 2 3 week ambient yeast fermentation and carbonic maceration in