• Domaine Valma
  • Fleurie Prélude

    At a Glance

    • Variety: Gamay
    • Size: 1.59 ha (3.93 ac)
    • Vine Age: Planted in 1951, 2008 and 2016
    • Terroir: From the Les Labourons lieu-dit ; north and west facing, 360-410m altitude, on degraded granite soils.
    • Viticulture: Organic (in official conversion), goblet and éventail training, double cordon de royat pruning.
    • Vinification: 100% whole cluster, 2-4-week ambient yeast fermentation and 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).

    Additional Info

    Only produced in 2021.