Guillaume Clusel Coteaux du Lyonnais Traboules 2020

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    Vintage
    2020

    Size
    750ML

    ABV
    13%

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    100% Gamay from organically farmed, southeast facing vineyards. The grapes are partially destemmed, and a long, slow fermentation is done using indigenous yeasts. The wine then ages 6 months in stainless steel. 40,000 bottles made. The color is typical Gamay garnet-red, and the friendly nose gives aromas of red fruits, gooseberries and raspberries. It’s a light-bodied yet structured wine with good tannins, and its flavors of cranberry and sour raspberry make it a wonderful food wine.

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    10 hectares of vines, managed by Guillaume, sit in the southernmost part of the Coteaux du Lyonnais (just on the border with the Rhône). Here there are two types of soil: glacial soils with large stones in the communes of Millery and Grigny, and gneiss (a rock resembling granite) in the village of Orliénas. The vines, with an average age of 30 years, are southeast facing and very densely planted. The sandy soils and large stones absorb heat and, along with the more Rhône-like climate, allow a good maturation of the Gamay grape (the only permitted red grape in this appellation). The vineyards are worked completely organically, and no insecticides or synthetic products are used.
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    Delightfully playful, but also capable of impressive gravitas, Gamay is responsible for juicy, berry-packed wines. From Beaujolais, Gamay generally has three classes: Beaujolais Nouveau, a decidedly young, fruit-driven wine, Beaujolais Villages and Cru Beaujolais. The Villages and Crus are highly ranked grape growing communes whose wines are capable of improving with age whereas Nouveau, released two months after harvest, is intended for immediate consumption. Somm Secret—The ten different Crus have their own distinct personalities—Fleurie is delicate and floral, Côte de Brouilly is concentrated and elegant and Morgon is structured and age-worthy.

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    A long and narrow valley producing flavorful red, white, and rosé wines, the Rhône is bisected by the river of the same name and split into two distinct sub-regions—north and south. While a handful of grape varieties span the entire length of the Rhône valley, there are significant differences between the two zones in climate and geography as well as the style and quantity of Rhône wines produced. The Northern Rhône, with its continental climate and steep hillside vineyards, is responsible for a mere 5% or less of the greater region’s total output. The Southern Rhône has a much more Mediterranean climate, the aggressive, chilly Mistral wind and plentiful fragrant wild herbs known collectively as ‘garrigue.’

    In the Northern Rhône, the only permitted red variety is Syrah, which in the appellations of St.-Joseph, Crozes-Hermitage, Hermitage, Cornas and Côte-Rôtie, it produces velvety black-fruit driven, savory, peppery red wines often with telltale notes of olive, game and smoke. Full-bodied, perfumed whites are made from Viognier in Condrieu and Château-Grillet, while elsewhere only Marsanne and Roussanne are used, with the former providing body and texture and the latter lending nervy acidity. The wines of the Southern Rhône are typically blends, with the reds often based on Grenache and balanced by Syrah, Mourvèdre, and an assortment of other varieties. All three northern white varieties are used here, as well as Grenache Blanc, Clairette, Bourbelenc and more. The best known sub-regions of the Southern Rhône are the reliable, wallet-friendly Côtes du Rhône and the esteemed Châteauneuf-du-Pape. Others include Gigondas, Vacqueyras and the rosé-only appellation Tavel.

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