Domaine des Billards, Saint Amour, Clos des Billards Reserve, 2015, 750ml

COUNTRY: France

REGION: Beaujolais

APPELLATION: Saint Amour

VARIETY: Gamay

VINTAGE: 2015

FARMING: Sustainable

TERROIR: Le Clos des Billards is a one hectare monopole within the “les Billards” vineyard in Saint-Amour. This special reserve wine was created using only the best fruit from the lowest-yielding vines which range from 50-100 years old.

WINEMAKING: It is vinified over 20 days using a weighted grill to keep the must cap submerged in the fermenting juice, thereby increasing the extraction of tannins and complexity; it is then aged in large foudres for 9 months before bottling, with additional aging in bottle prior to release.