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Division-Villages Gamay Noir Les Petits Fers

VARIETAL
Gamay Noir

NOTES
VINEYARD: Division sources Gamay from five vineyards for “Les Petits Fers”, anchored by sites in the Willamette Valley. Over the years, new Gamay sites have been brought into the fold, including a new site from the Columbia Valley bringing a new layer of depth not experienced in previous vintages (the 2022 is the 11th vintage). Harvesting for each of these sites in 2022 was complex with the late season, but ultimately it went very well and the optimal characteristics were met.

VINIFICATION: For “Les Petits Fers”, Division typically utilizes significant amounts of whole cluster carbonic maceration, typical of traditional Beaujolais winemaking. This was true of all but their new Columbia Valley site which was mostly de-stemmed and fermented spontaneously in an open-top vat. The Gamay lots were aged independently by vineyard in mostly concrete tanks, stainless steel tanks, and some neutral barrels.