100% Gamay from the terroir 'la Rochelle' of 4.218 hectares. Below the neighbouring terroir 'les Vérillats', on the top of the
appellation at 280m in altitude, 'la Rochelle' is located on the top part of the Vérillats mount south slope. Here the soils are granitic sands, deeper than the Vérillats.
This terroir is in the wind's corridor with southern exposure. Hand-picked and sorted before destemming 100% of the fruit, then cold soaked for 3 weeks with some pumping
over before fermenting with some initial punching down. Pumped over at the end of fermentation to give more roundness and finesse. 100% oak aged for 14 months
in 228L French oak barrels (Allier and Vosges forests) of medium toasting, of which 30% was new oak.