Anee-Sophie Dubois Fleurie Lálchimiste Beaujolais France Gamay

The terroir

The essentials characteristics of my vineyard are:

High elevation: 

An average elevation of 400 meters and a WSW exposure

favors slow maturation, allowing a good preservation of the acidity and favoring aromatic complexity.

Steep slopes:

In some parcels, the grade exceeds 30%.

This is favorable to the vines, it ensures good drainage,

exposure to sunshine, and soil that is

less fertile than on low, flat ground.

Favorable composition of the soil: 

It is here a pure expression of pink granite,

the soil being composed mainly of sand and stones

from the mother rock. As the soil, the wine expresses

a mineral, fresh and delicate nature.

Gamay is not very productive here and

naturally gives yields of only about 35 hl / ha.

High density planting: 

between 8,000 and 10,000 plants per hectare