Fleurie Les Labourons
At a Glance
- Variety: Gamay
- Size: 4.0 ha (9.88 ac), 2.0 ha from “Les Labourons” and 2.0 ha from “Les Pallouats”
- 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, 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).