COLOUR
Red
TYPE
Still
VINTAGE
2023
GRAPE
Gamay
PRODUCER
Domaine Les Volets Rouges
REGION
Beaujolais
CHARACTERISTICS
Body
Medium
Sweetness
Dry
Acidity
Medium - High
Finish
Medium - Long
Intensity
Mid - Pronounced
Tannins
Medium - Low
AROMAS & FLAVOURS
ABOUT THIS WINE
Domaine Les Volets Rouges is an exciting young micro-estate founded in December 2022 by Antoine Vettes and Marie Aslanian in the village of Fleurie. Managing just over four hectares across eight small parcels, the estate is deeply committed to restorative, natural viticulture. They rely on manual labor and draft horses to work their steep, granite-rich slopes. The 2023 vintage of 'Les Labourons' represents their historic debut commercial harvest, sourced from a tiny 0.78-hectare parcel of 65-year-old vines.
ALCOHOL
12.0%
AVG. PRICE
€27
STYLE
Natural
VEGAN
YES
SULPHITES
When to drink
Now or Later
Ideal temperature
14-16°C
INTERESTING FACTS
Fact 01
Domaine Les Volets Rouges was founded in December 2022, making this 2023 vintage their historic debut release.
Fact 02
The steep slopes of the 0.78-hectare 'Les Labourons' parcel are worked entirely by hand or with the help of draft horses.
Fact 03
The wine is aged in a combination of stainless steel and old demi-muids to preserve fruit purity without heavy oak extraction.
FOOD PAIRING
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WINE MAKING PROCESS
The winemaking process at Domaine Les Volets Rouges is defined by a low-intervention, infusion-style approach. The 100% hand-harvested Gamay grapes undergo a 10-day semi-carbonic maceration in concrete vats using only native yeasts, with no pump-overs or physical manipulation. The wine is aged for 10 months, with 55% in stainless steel tanks to preserve fresh fruit purity and 45% in old demi-muids to avoid heavy oak extraction. It is bottled unfined and unfiltered with only a microscopic dose of sulfur.
