Gamay 'Uva Non Grata' 2023 chateau-boyd-cantenac a fact that must be

a fact that must be in part related to the estate’s conversion to biodynamic viticulture

with truffles

in the Massif de Saint-Thierry

Batonnage (stirring of the lees) is made toward the end of the primary fermentation and for some months after the wine is dry to “open up the wines” and work against reduction

No sulphur added at all until bottling

Gamay 'Uva Non Grata' 2023 chateau-boyd-cantenac a fact that must beUva Non Grata (Latin for ungrateful grapes) refers to the historical downgrading of Gamay while Pinot Noir became the ascendant of the two grapes in Burgundy. Gamay loves the granite siliceous soils of the vineyards in the hills to the north west of Lyon in eastern France. The grapes were hand picked deliberately early to maintain freshness. In the cellar, grapes are vinified using traditional carbonic maceration techniques followed by a short