2023HenriChauvet‘DeCendreetd’Ame’Cotesd’Auvergne,France

<ul><li><p>Gamay + very old Pinot Noir from a Burgundian massale selection (the first vines planted by Claude Sauvat, who founded the domaine).</p></li><li><p>Site: A sector just outside Boudes with a strong dominance of basalt and highly fractured limestone.</p></li><li><p>Context: In 2022, the Gamays went into <em>Abrupts</em> and the Pinots into <em>Vie ordinaire</em>. In 2023, this portion was isolated for its singular character.</p></li><li><p>Vinification: 10–12 days whole-cluster maceration in large stainless tanks; bucket-only wettings for cap management.</p></li><li><p>Élevage: 12 months in old 228 L barrels + 6 months in bottle.</p></li><li><p>Additions/Finishing: Native yeast (no inoculation). Unfined. Unfiltered. SO₂: 1.5 g/hL at bottling (~15 mg/L).</p></li></ul>