2023 Les Bertrand Fleurie Mon Petit Chéri

WINEMAKER: Yann Bertrand
REGION: Beaujolais, FR
VARIETY: Gamay
VITICULTURE: Organic

40 year old vines from a single 0.7 hectare site called ‘Chaffangeons” that is worked in Biodynamics. Rich loamy soils. Elevage 8 months in vats. Sulphur added at bottling.

Raspberries and violets with a savoury edge. Opens beautifully. The dense black fruits move into anise. A weave of salivation. Supple with great length. 

Established in the 1950’s by Louis Bertrand, Les Bertrand is located in a special part of Beaujolais called ‘Grand-pré’. A section that straddles the crus of both Fleurie and Morgon, rich in sandy granitic soil. The estate wines from these appellations are uniquely different even though all the vines are in the same area. The complexity found in the vineyard is demonstrated through these different cuvees. Since 2016 Yann has been working with Pascal Guignet, a grower in Julienas for cuvee Julienas...100%, the only non estate wine in this release. The fruit is manually harvested and sorted. In the cellar vinification is cold carbonic and semi carbonic maceration at 10-12 degrees with natural yeasts in large concrete vats. Bottling is done in Spring according to the moon, all wines are un-fined and unfiltered.