Vin de France Le Petit Rouge de la Côte Ouest 2015

In the 2012 vintage, Violette results from the marriage of Beaujolais Gamays (80%) and old Auvergne Gamays (20%), two plots worked by horse and vinified very naturally.

Original, un pétillant rosé de pinot noir élaboré selon la “méthode ancestrale” c’est-à-dire mis en bouteille au cours de la phase fermentaire, qui s’achève ainsi dans la bouteille et conserve son gaz carbonique.

Le gamay d'Auvergne, sur terroir volcanique, est ici vinifié “à la bourguignonne” : longue macération des raisins égrappés, et élevage en barriques (non neuves).

The granite terroirs are the chosen land of Gamay: it is here at the height of its aromatic and mineral freshness.

Pinot noir is a so-called "accessory" red grape variety, but one that has a long history in the Auvergne. The clay-limestone soil of Orcet gives it an original and beautifully crafted expression.

Magnifique gamay de 40 ans sur le cru Madargues, travaillé au cheval et vinifié le plus simplement du monde sans aucun intrant. Un pur régal !

The granitic terroirs - such as the parcel located in the village of Beauregard-Vendon, north of Riom - are the chosen land of Gamay: it is there at the best of its aromatic freshness.

Historic grape variety in Auvergne, but today in second place behind Gamay, Pinot Noir offers a face of great singularity on terroirs of volcanic origin, such as the basaltic soil which contributes to the Cailloux cuvée (formerly called “Basalt”) .