Domaine de Vavril
Appellation: Beaujolais
Proprietor: Richard Brague
Vigneron: Jean-Luc Ducruix
First Production Year: 2004
Size: 14 hectares
Farming Method: Sustainable
Wines:
Varietal/Blend: Gamay
Vineyard Area: From a selection of 6 hectares of old vines as old as 100 years old around the winery in Beaujeu
Soil: Granitic and sandy
Elevation: 450 meters (with 30 degrees of slope)
Exposure: South
Vinification: Hand-harvested and destemmed before fermentation in stainless steel tank
Maturation: 8 months in stainless steel
Marketing Materials:
Varietal/Blend: Gamay
Vineyard Area: From a .7 hectare of vines on a hillside in the northern area of Beaujolais and the highest elevation of all the crus (more dramatic diurnal shift) — vines are 45 to 50 years old
Soil: Granite of a more eroded composition
Exposure: South
Vinification: Hand-harvested and destemmed before fermentation in stainless steel tank
Maturation: 8 months in stainless steel
Marketing Materials:
Varietal/Blend: Gamay
Vineyard Area: From 1.5 hectare of vines on a hillside side in the appellation of Côte-de-Brouilly, which covers a dormant volcano called Mont Brouilly — vines are 50 to 60 years old.
Soil: Granite with pockets of clay and limestone
Exposure: South-southeast
Vinification: Hand-harvested and destemmed before fermentation in stainless steel tank
Maturation: 8 months in stainless steel
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