2023 Christian Ducroux 'La Patience', Beaujolais, France Starlight Distillery Gamay + very old Pinot

Gamay + very old Pinot Noir from a Burgundian massale selection (the first vines planted by Claude Sauvat

with occasional gentle pump-overs

The wine is aged in steel tanks and yields a dry wine that is light in color and body but which houses subtle tannins

It's heady like you'd expect from this grape

for 1-2 months

2023 Christian Ducroux 'La Patience', Beaujolais, France Starlight Distillery Gamay + very old PinotAll of Christians vines (he has a lot his vineyards are planted to a density of 10,000 vines per hectare, all of them Gamay) are planted in the classic pink granite soils of the region. Yields are incredibly low despite the high concentration, usually averaging 25 30 hectoliters per hectare. Everything is harvested by hand in multiple passes as the increased biodiversity among the vines affects how each parcel matures. Fermentations are carried out