Chateau des Vergeres Aux Saules Beaujolais Lantignie 2021

Whole bunches are handpicked in small crates and selected in the vineyard. 12 days of whole-cluster, semi-carbonic maceration is followed by a very gentle and slow pressing using the château’s centuries-old vertical press, according to the cycle of the moon. The press requires an entire team to turn each hour, with the full pressing taking 24 hours to complete, following the moon cycle. The ancient press yields a naturally clear must that does not need to be filtered or clarified. The must is transferred into traditional cement tanks, where fermentation continues with native yeasts. After racking, the wine spends eight months in concrete tanks before being bottled unfined and unfiltered. Sulfur is not used in the vinification process; a small amount is added at bottling.