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2020 Beaujolais-Village White, Domaine Frederic Sornin
2020 Beaujolais-Village White, Domaine Frederic Sornin

2020 Beaujolais-Village White, Domaine Frederic Sornin

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Producer: Domaine Frederic Sornin

Wine: 2020 Beaujolais-Village White - Certified Organic

Varietal: 100% Chardonnay

Tasting Notes: Yellow pale color with golden hues.  Aromas of apple, pear, quince with hints of citrus, fennel and anise.

Food:  Perfect with salmon, quiche with asparagus, lobster, andouillette, shellfish, aged Gouda cheese, pork in cream sauce and stuffed clams.

Cellaring: Drink now or hold until 2025

DOMAINE FREDERIC SORNIN

Beaujolais

Frédéric Sornin is a 9th generation winemaker who took over his family estate in 1978. He produces certified organic wines and tend over 35 acres, divided between holdings in Beaujolais- Villages, Lantignie, Cru Regnie and the Cru Morgon “Les Charmes”.

Vineyard is ocated in the climat « Les Charmes » in the Cru Morgon at the border of the Regnie appellation. Vines between 50-60 year old on average. High density of 10 000 feet/ha. Very poor soil made of granite sand and silt soils.

The average age of vines are 50-60 year old and his production yield is very low between 20 to 40 hl/ha depending on the conditions of the year. Frédéric farms his land naturally and fermentation progresses in a leisurely fashion with indigenous yeasts. Grapes are hand harvested and only a tiny bit of sulfur is added at bottling.
Frédéric practices an organic farming (certified) in his vines: plowing the soil with his horse, only use of sulfurs and copper in the vines. Manual pruning in “bushes” very short according to the position of the moon. Manual harvest. Use of native yeasts for fermentation. Whole cluster fermentation in gridded vats to maintain cap down. Maceration 20 days in concrete vats. Aging on fine lees in cement for 9 months before bottling. Light addition of SO2 before bottling. (less than 30ppm)

The Beaujolais-Villages appellation grows on the best slopes in the region. Spread over 38 municipalities, this prestigious appellation springs from a poor, arid terroir of granite, sand and volcanic sedimentary soils. Gamay, the Beaujolais region’s iconic grape variety fully expresses itself here: Beaujolais-Villages are expressive wines, intensely fruity and perfumed, with good body.

It’s time to take you into the heart of this appellation to discover all the passion that its 1,250 winegrowers put into producing it. If you’ve already had the opportunity to visit the Beaujolais-Villages appellation area, you’ve no doubt noticed the magnificent château above the vineyards. This wonderful estate in the Pierres Dorées area is hard to miss. People call it Sleeping Beauty’s castle but its real name is Château de Montmelas. It was restored in neo-Gothic style in the 19th century but its history goes way back to 957.

Back then, it was the residence of the Lords of Beaujeu who gave their name to the Beaujolais region, as you may well have guessed! It was also at this time that the monks at Cluny contributed to the development of the vineyards over numerous slopes that would later form part of the appellation.

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