• Domaine Valma
  • Fleurie Les Labourons

    At a Glance

    • Variety: Gamay
    • Size: 2.0 ha (4.94 ac)
    • Vine Age: Planted in 1951, 1995, 2008, and 2016
    • Terroir: From two plots within the Les Labourons lieu dit. Les Rentards: 350m altitude, north-facing, deep granitic sand. Les Pallouats: 400m altitude, west-facing, granitic sands of varying depths.
    • Viticulture: Organic (in conversion since 2022). Goblet and éventail training, double cordon de royat pruning.
    • Vinification: 100% whole cluster, 2-4 week ambient yeast fermentation with semi-carbonic maceration in concrete tanks, 1-2 pump-overs per day, aged for 8 months in concrete tanks, no fining, no filtration, SO2 added after malolactic fermentation (approx. 30 ppm total at bottling).