• Domaine Valma
  • Fleurie Prélude Face B

    At a Glance

    • Variety: Gamay
    • Size: 0.41 ha (1.01 ac)
    • Vine Age: Planted in 1951
    • 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, 1-2 pump-overs per day, aged for 8 months in used barrels, no fining, no filtration, SO2 added after malolactic fermentation (25-30 ppm total at bottling).

    Additional Info

    Produced in 2021 and 2023.