2020 Francois St-Lô Gamin

WINEMAKER: Francois St-Lô
REGION: Loire Valley, FR
VARIETAL: Gamay
VITICULTURE: Organic

Gamay from 40 year old vines. 10 days whole bunch maceration in tank, pressed then half goes back to the tank, the rest in two 400 litres barrels. After one year Francois brings the barrels back to the tank and the wine gets bottled in early spring.

Francois St-Lô is quickly becoming a rising star in the world of natural wine; quite a feat considering his first vintage was only in 2012. After apprenticing for Olivier Cousin, Baptiste Cousins’ father, he managed to acquire a magical place in the Anjou region of the Loire. With a labyrinth of underground caves, an almost prehistoric cellar and an 18th century wine press, Francois manages to make transformative, character-filled wines using his few hectares in Anjou.