Domaine la Taupe
2020 Domaine la Taupe AK 400
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$62.00
Description
WINEMAKER: Bertjan & Nicole Mol
REGION: Loire Valley FR
VARIETAL: Gamay
VITICULTURE: Organic/Biodynamic
100% Gamay, from 40-50 year old vines, grown on clay with limestone subsoils. 30% whole bunch, with the rest de-stemmed by hand. 11 days maceration in fibreglass, then transferred to old barrels for 12 months. Not fined or filtered. Zero added SO2.
This is a lively wine with a highly perfumed bouquet. Violets, wild berries, chocolate and little savoury notes - it has it all. In the mouth it is full of flavour and so alive. Beautiful freshness this year thanks to the acidity, which really lifts and carries the wine. There is lots of depth throughout, and the limestone imprint is very apparent. The mid palate is full with an array of flavours, and the wine is linear and ends a refreshing tartness on the finish. There are very fine tannins too, making this such a complete wine. Super vibrant and a really exciting expression of Gamay!
Bertjan Mol was born and raised in the Netherlands. In 1999 on a trip to France, he tasted his first natural wine. It was a revelation, and led him to create Bruutwijn, one of the first companies in the Netherlands to import natural wines. As things progress in the way they do, Bert decided he wanted to have a go at making wine himself. Aware that Bruno Allion (whose wines he imported) was looking to retire, he proposed an offer, and Bruno agreed to sell him a portion of his Domaine. Bert, his wife Nicole and their family moved to the Loire, and began working in the vineyards in 2017. Bruno helped them along the way, and 2018 was their first solo vintage.
They continue to work as Bruno did, as naturally as possible. This means biodynamic farming (certified by Demeter), and hands off in the cellar. The wines are fermented spontaneously on their indigenous yeasts, which is often long and slow due to the cold cellar conditions. No additives are used, including SO2. There is no fining or filtration, and the wines are bottled by gravity. These are the truest of natural wines that are alive in every sense, and are a direct representation of the terroir and the year that was.
2020 Domaine la Taupe AK
$62.00
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