Domaine du Pre Baron, Touraine Gamay Size:75cl

Domaine du Pre Baron, Touraine Gamay Size:75clA classic Gamay with buckets of character. Lovely fresh, raspberry fruit. Good concentration and depth on the palate, a touch of rusticity and a gentle balancing structure. The Gamay is hand picked and fully carbonic macerated. No oak, just vibrant, crunchy, classic Loire Gamay. Jean Luc Mardon is the 5th generation of his family to run this 45 hectare domaine in Oisly, Touraine. He has been at the helm for 20 years, and it was his father, Guy, who

Good balance between the sugar and the acidity of the fruit

lasting 4 weeks

27% (2012 / 2013 / 2014 / 2015 / 2016 / 2017 / 2018 / 2019 / 2020 / 2021)

allowing for a regular harvest with good quality grapes

to Captain John MacKinnon

filtration

The wine underwent spontaneous malolactic fermentation in tank before being transferred to French oak barrels (one third of which were new) for 12 months

salmon and vegetable terrine

bottles became taller and more cylindrical

clay-rich and shale-derived

Tenuta Roncaglia in Barbaresco and Dardi Le Rose in Bussia di Monforte d’Alba

true to the original recipe by Combier Distillery