Vins de la Madone Les Rougeots du Clos Gamays 2021 chateau-valandraud Coming from the oldest wines

Coming from the oldest wines of the vineyard

This wine is low in alcohol

large oak casks (75hl) and 15% in barrique

when the Camaldolite monks began to cultivate the lands around their monasteries

Vins de la Madone Les Rougeots du Clos Gamays 2021 chateau-valandraud Coming from the oldest winesLes Rougeots du Clos is a single, one hectare plot at 600 metres co planted to three of Gamays red fleshed teinturier clones. The first two are Gamay de Bouze and Gamay de Chaudenay. Thought to be introduced by the Benedictine monks, these old variants are now almost extinct outside the Monts du Forez. Theres also a little Gamaret, a cross between Gamay Noir and Reichensteiner created in Switzerland in 1970 (which may not easily fit the heirloom