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Winemaker: Pierre Chermette
Grape Varieties: Gamay
Farming: Sustainable
Terroir: The vines are over 40 years old, in Manganese-rich subsoil.
Vinification: Manual harvest at full ripeness, the grapes go through traditional Beaujolais vinification with “rack and return”: 10 to 12-day maceration in vats, natural yeasts, no chaptalisation, minimum SO2, pneumatic pressing
Aging: 6 months in 50% tuns, 50% 1-5 year barrels
A masterful 5th generation grower, Pierre has maintained the strict traditions of his ancestors and of the region, with more tenacity than most. Despite fashions changing, Pierre has, for his entire life, adhered only to the classic methods handed down from his family. This means farming in sustainably a manner as is possible, only using indigenous yeasts for every wine, long fermentations and making whole-cluster (semi-carbonic) wines in the old foudres built by his great-grandfather.
Scores: "Another successful cuvée is the 2021 Moulin-à-Vent Les Trois Roches, a supple and harmonious wine redolent of wild berries, spices, rose petals and orange rind. Medium to full-bodied, ample and enveloping, with tangy acids and melting tannins, it concludes with a sapid finish." — 93 Points, William Kelley, Wine Advocate (August 2022)