DOMAINE DE LA COUVETTE, France
If you could picture what a quintessentially small French producer should look like then Gautier’s property would fit the bill. He takes great pride in making wine in the region’s traditional carbonic-macerated style using trusty old concrete vats that are also used to age the wines. Respecting not only the region’s winemaking traditions, but also their 11ha of land, planted with vines up to 50 years old, Domaine de la Couvette demonstrate their commitment by making a fully organic Beaujolais that is full of ripe red fruit with spicy, earthy notes and a lovely smooth minerality.
Viticulture
Around 11 ha of Gamay vineyards with vines of between 3 & 50 years old, they also produce a white Beaujolais from Chardonnay with 7 years old vines on 2 ha of soil.
Winemaking
The red wines undergo Carbonic Maceration and are then gently pressed before a cold and traditional fermentation in concrete vats.
- Working in sympathy with nature and organic farming with some certified plots and wines.
- Traditional carbonic macerated style using old concrete vats for fermentation and to age the wines
