Château de Béru | Burgundy | Athénaïs AmalGamay VdF | 2022 | 750ml | bio

Description

Product description for Château de Béru Athénaïs AmalGamay VdF 2022 (bio)

Les vins d’Athénaïs is the négociant line of Athénaïs de Béru. The 2022 AmalGamay from Les vins d’Athénaïs is a cuvée of Gamay from Beaujolais and Aligoté from Saint-Bris. Whole bunches were used for the Gamay, which then fermented spontaneously on the skins in wooden vats with indigenous yeasts, accompanied by gentle extraction by gentle pumping and punching. The Aligoté underwent a long whole bunch pressing, and the must also fermented spontaneously. The entire winemaking process was carried out without additives; the Aligoté underwent a light, static cold racking. Both batches were blended during fermentation, and the total maceration lasted two to three weeks. The wine was aged in Burgundy barrels and matured for 12 to 18 months before being bottled unfined and unfiltered.

Colour

Transparent ruby red, bright and clear.

Nose

The 2022 AmalGamay from Les vins d’Athénaïs oscillates on the nose between hedonistic red fruit, tart notes, and mild spices. Cherries, raspberries, and wild raspberries outline the almost exalted fruit; camphor and herbal tincture are complemented by bay leaves, allspice, and black pepper. Multi-layered and constantly changing like a kaleidoscope, it always reveals new facets.

Palate

Highly energetic on the first sip, it proactively plunges into the throat like a lemming off a cliff. With excellently integrated, fine carbon dioxide from the fermentation, delicate as stardust, it seems to literally glitter on the palate, which fuels its average flow rate. The juicy, tart fruit is accelerated by the tart phenolics that gently wrap around the ripe acidity. Wild but not uncouth, angular but without edges – and incredibly fast, without being frantic – it rushes down the throat, a pure delight.

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