Les Devants 2020

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Les Devants is the flagship red at Domaine de la Sarazinière, and a cuvée with real history behind it. The vines on this south-facing lieu-dit at Bussières were planted between the 1930s and the 1950s, in the estate's early decades, and they remain the source of its most structured red. On deep alkaline clay-limestone, these old Gamay vines give small yields of concentrated fruit. Philippe and Guillaume ferment through a long cool maceration of nearly a month, fully destemmed to keep tannin extraction in hand, then age the wine in barrique for ten to twelve months. What comes out is a Mâcon-Bussières Rouge of rare complexity: white pepper, dark spice, kirsch and dried herbs, with smooth integrated tannins and a long savoury finish. Gamay on limestone is a different world from Beaujolais, and one worth knowing. Show more