Fleurie San Sou Si
At a Glance
- Variety: Gamay
- Vine Age: Planted between 1950 and 1980
- Terroir: Fleurie "Les Fonds", south-facing, sandy soil with pink granite.
- Viticulture: Purchased grapes, organic (certified, 2023), 10,000 vines/ha, gobelet trained.
- Vinification: 100% whole cluster, 10 ppm SO2 added before vinification, fermentation started with an ambient yeast pied de cuve with white grapes, daily wetting of the cap with a bucket, punch downs after 5-7 days, pressed after 10-14 days with a vertical press, aged for 8-10 months in used barrels, no fining, no filtration, 5-10 ppm SO2 added before bottling (approx. 35 ppm total at bottling)
Additional Info
"Sans Souci" means "without worries" in French, which describes how the Fleurie fermentation went in 2023.