Famille Amoreau (Chateau le Puy) - Duc des Nauves 2018 (750ml)

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Producer	Famille Amoreau (Chateau le Puy)
Country	France
Varietal	Cabernet Franc, Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon
Vintage	2018
Sku	81931
Size	750ml

Famille Amoreau (Chateau le Puy) Description

The estate is situated on the same plateau as Saint Emilion and Pomerol. The average age of the vines is 50 years and no synthetic treatments have ever been used at the estate, which is certified biodynamic. Harvest is manual, the grapes are entirely destemmed and the cuvaison is long, continuing for two to four weeks. Only indigenous yeast is utilized, no chapitalisation is done nor is SO2 used during the fermentation.

The “elevage” of the Le Puy wines is done according to the lunar rhythm. The wines are neither fined nor filtered before bottling. Jean-Pierre Amoreau and his son, Pascal, oversee the vineyards and vinification.

Duc des Nauves is certified biodynamic. Planted to 70% Merlot, 20% Cabernet Franc, and 10% Cabernet Sauvignon, the vineyard is situated on the same Asterie-limestone mother rock as those of Le Puy, but at a slightly lower altitude—80 meters above sea level compared to Le Puy’s 110 meters. In the cellar, Duc des Nauves is both fermented (spontaneously, of course) and aged in cement, and bottled without filtration after one year. Certified organic.

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