Cuvée Geoffray


 
  • Grape variety: Black Gamay with white juice
  • Vines average: 50 years
  • Surface: 7,5 Ha
  • Location: facing east of Mount Brouilly
  • Soil: silty-sandy of piémont
 
  • Grape-picking by hand.
  • Putting into tanks the fully grapes.
  • A controlled temperature.
  • 8 days of maceration.
 
  • Preservation in wooden tun.
  • Earth filtered (diatom).
  • 2 rackings.
  • Bottled at the end of Winter.
 
  • Alcohol: 12,8°C
  • Ph: 3.25
  • Total acidity: 3.6
  • Sugar: less than 2g
  • Robe: deep ruby with hints of garnet-red.
  • Nose: red fruits, plum, very ripen raspberries and strawberries.
  • Bouche: supple, red fruits and a hint of raspberry.
  • Dominant: softness and elegance.
  • Development and Laying-Down Time: 2 to 5 years.
  • To be served: chilled,15°C or room temperature.
  • Goes with: red and white meats, fattened hen à la crème from Bresse, roasted young pigeon with morels, Charollais goat’s-milk cheese, camembert of unpasteurised milk, fromage frais with herbs, ...