Muscat / Pinot Noir / Gamay
Megamix Vol. 2 NV
Clos des Vignes du Maynes

Grape Variety: Muscat, Pinot Noir, Gamay

Producer: Clos des Vignes du Maynes (Julien Guillot)

Region: Cruzille, Mâcon, Burgundy, France

Wild Scale: 3/5

Vegan friendly wine

13.5% alcohol

Winemaking: Organic grapes  that were harvested by hand were purchased from neighbours and friends. Whole bunch, semi-carbonic maceration and fermentation with indigenous yeast. Aged in old wooden vats for 18 months. No fining, filtration or added sulphur.

This Wine: Julien's more experimental cuvée combines the aromatic, tropical fruit of Muscat with the fresh and juicy elements of Pinot Noir and Gamay. It's essentially a very high-end Vin de Soif in that it's very drinkable but also has a great complexity of fruit and spice with very low tannins. Drink slightly chilled and try to ignore that label!

Notes on the Winemaker: Clos des Vignes du Maynes was founded in 1954 on land that had been used by monks for viticulture since the year 910. Pierre and Jeanne Guillot immediately worked organically in the vineyard and without use of sulphur in the cellar. Their son Julien joined the project in 1998 and they transitioned to biodynamic farming. Now they work around 8 hectares on clay-limestone soils where they cultivate Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Gamay grapes to produce Burgundian wines of real purity that focus on fruit and not flavours of wood!