Domaine Cheveau Saint-Amour 'La Villa Violette 1685' 2024

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Domaine Cheveau Saint-Amour 'La Villa Violette 1685' 2024From four parcels in Saint Amours sandy red granite comes Cheveaus Villa Violettes, comprising Gamay vines planted between 1963 and 2018. Destemmed and vinified with no added sulfur, this cuve spends 10 months in stainless steel before bottling, and its sappy core of blackberries is offset nicely by high tones of sweet spices and tiny flowers. The acidity is tangy and vibrant, adding a nice crunch to the luscious fruit and underlining the elegance for

This half-hectare vineyard faces south at 340 meters altitude

The grapes here are macerated for six to eight hours before pressing

with neither trait calling too much attention to itself

the Morgon is more structured than their Fleurie and Chirouble

This cuvée has the lift of the Valeirano but with more body and density with profound tannins well enrobed

Conrad Caloz has begun to raise his Humagne Rouge

and 5% Molinara and Osoleta

he was so pleased with the results that he continued producing it even in normal-yielding vintages

The youngest vines of all the Chardonnay sites Ken and Erica work with go into this

Aged 3 years sur lattes

and tight-grained

From vines in Montigny-les-Arsures (“The Capital of Trousseau