Gamay
Les Passantes 2022
Marie Rocher

Grape Variety: Gamay

Producer: Marie Rocher

Region: Pouillé, Loir-et-Cher, Loire, France

Wild Scale: 2/5

Vegan friendly wine

13.5% alcohol

Winemaking: Organic Gamay grapes were harvested by hand. 50% whole bunches and 50% de-stemmed, 10 day maceration and fermentation with indigenous yeast. Aged in a combination of fibreglass tanks, steel and neutral oak. No fining or filtration. Small amount of sulphur on bottling.

This Wine: Natuyral red wine with a medium body and plenty of texture. This reminds me of a Lapierre Beaujolais with it's darker, almost chocolate like notes that compliment the black fruit flavours. A serious and thoughtful wine that is best served with food. 

Notes on the Winemaker: Marie comes from a natural wine lineage that connects her back to Marcel Lapierre. He father released publications on the legendary Beaujolais winemaker and she even assisted in a number of harvests at the famous domaine back in the 1990s. Initially following her father's footsteps in publishing, she eventually decided to become a winemaker herself in 2018. All fruit is purchased but predominantly from the same organic grower that she is close to so she knows the vines like they are her own. The wines are clean and precise with a wonderful purity of fruit.