Baptiste Nayrand Puit a Vin Blanc 2020
£22.91

Baptiste Neyrand

Baptiste Nayrand Puit a Vin Blanc 2020

Country: France 
Region: Coteaux Lyonnais
Grape: Chardonnay
Colour: White
Bottle Size: 75cl 
Bottle Weight: 1173g
Alcohol: 11.5% 
Vintage: 2020

You know we love Gamay. We tasted Baptiste Nayrand’s 2018 wines for the first time on one of our trips to Beaujolais (he was exhibiting there as an outsider) and we were genuinely impressed. His vineyards are in Côteaux du Lyonnais which is between Beaujolais and the Northern Rhône. His domaine was founded in 2014, the vineyards for Vésanie were planted in the 1970s and are located in the village of Grigny. To try and give this wine some context it has plenty in common with the fantastic Northern Rhône Gamay La Souteronne or cross a great cru Beaujolais with Côte-Rôtie (in the JM Stephan style).

Farming on the granitic soils is fully organic (with biodynamic principles), vinification is without any additions.

Puits a Vin is a local phrase, describing the vines that have potential to offer a good wine, Baptiste's iteration fits this perfectly. 100% Chardonnay, aged 50% in barrel and 50% in fibreglass for 6 months. Bottled with minimal SO2. It carefully treads the tightrope of acidity vs richness, a perfect example of the impressive nature of Coteaux Lyonnais white wines.

PRODUCER NOTES

You know we love Gamay. We tasted Baptiste Nayrand’s 2018 wines for the first time on one of our trips to Beaujolais (he was exhibiting there as an outsider) and we were genuinely impressed. His vineyards are in Côteaux du Lyonnais which is between Beaujolais and the Northern Rhône. His domaine was founded in 2014, the vineyards for Vésanie were planted in the 1970s and are located in the village of Grigny. To try and give this wine some context it has plenty in common with the fantastic Northern Rhône Gamay La Souteronne or cross a great cru Beaujolais with Côte-Rôtie (in the JM Stephan style).

Farming on the granitic soils is fully organic (with biodynamic principles), vinification is without any additions.

FARMING & WINEMAKING NOTES

Puits a Vin is a local phrase, describing the vines that have potential to offer a good wine, Baptiste's iteration fits this perfectly. 100% Chardonnay, aged 50% in barrel and 50% in fibreglass for 6 months. Bottled with minimal SO2. It carefully treads the tightrope of acidity vs richness, a perfect example of the impressive nature of Coteaux Lyonnais white wines.