Samplemousse 2023
Samplemousse 2023
Gamay. Rosé. Need I say more? This is full and exciting, with unripe strawberries, citrus, grapefruit, melon. Rich, rounded, but with great acidity, all adding to the immensely pleasurable structure. The 2023 is a knockout. The best it’s been. Goes with anything you can throw at it.
Style: Still
Colour: Pink
Producer: Remi Sedes
Country: France
Region: Nantes, Loire
Grapes: Gamay
ABV: 13%
Sulphur: less than 20mg/l added
Cuvée: Samplemousse
Vintage: 2020
Producer: Remi Sedes
Region: France, Nantes, Coteaux d’Ancenis
Style + Colour: Still, rosé
Grapes/Blend: Gamay
ABV: 13%
Soil: Micro Granite.
Winemaking: Hand harvested. Gentle direct press at 5-6°c. Moved to tank by gravity to avoid oxidation, alchoholic and malolactic fermentation completed in tank. Decanted to lightly settle, bottled in February 2020 with no filtration or sulphur.
Hailing from the Jura, Rémi studied agronomy when he arrived in the area to live with his Nantes-born wife. He worked for a couple of years with Vincent Caillé, and then spent time honing his red winemaking skills in Bordeaux before setting up on his own in 2013.
Part of winemaking for Rémi is a lifestyle choice; he wants to work outdoors, in the fresh air, and not with machines – his Shire horses are an important part of his winemaking process.