Once a place to rest along the pilgrims' route to Santiago de Compostela, Château des Jacques was purchased by Maison Louis Jadot in 1996 and is today a beautiful property including famous vineyards mainly in Moulin-A-Vent, Morgon and Fleurie.
Contains Sulphites
Alcohol by volume: 13 %
Agent: Hatch Mansfield
Grape Variety: Gamay
Producer: Château des Jacques
Winemaker: Julie Pitoiset
Wine colour: Red
Type of closure: Cork Stopper
Storage instructions: This wine can be drunk now but will further improve if carefully stored for up to <>
History: Château des Jacques' 67ha vineyards are spread out across six individual appellations within the region. Their vineyards are planted on the best sites, 9ha of which are unusually given over to Chardonnay. The estate is recognised for its practice of traditional fermentation where for more than 40 years, the Gamay grapes have been fermented like Pinot Noir in open tanks with ‘pigeage' and ‘destemming', and the wines aged in oak barrels for about a year before bottling.
Regional information: This cuvée is the harmonious blend of three terroirs: Bellevue, Côte du Py, and Roche Noire. The vines grow on pink granite or diorite, a blue stone that is emblematic of the Côte du Py. Soil depth and levels of weathering characteristics vary between vineyard plots. It's one of the most important Crus of Beaujolais, by its size and its geological variety.
Vinification: "Picked and sorted by hand, and often de-stemmed, the grapes macerate slowly over the course of three or four weeks. Both pigeage and pumping take place during the fermentation period depending on the vintage characteristics. The wines are aged for 10 months in concrete tank and in oak barrels, in the estate's 17th century cellar. The French oak used to make the barrels comes from the forests of Allier, Limousin and Nivernais."
Country of Origin France
Mis en bouteilles au Château, à Romanèche, Thorins, France.
Item code: 8276647
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