2021 Stéphane Aviron Beaujolais Villages, Beaujolais, FranceABOUT THIS WINE This wine is sourced from two of the best terroirs of the appellation, both with old vines averaging at least 50 years in age. The vines in the commune of Quinci have sandy, granite soils and the commune of Lantigni has clay and limestone soils with favorable southwest exposure. Whole clusters of grapes are fermented, and then macerated for six days to extract characters of fruit and finesse. The wine is aged in cement tanks to retain

and this was the start of the journey toward what is now Odfjell Vineyards

In 2013 they made the leap to convert a warehouse in Santa Rosa into a full production winery

5% Cinsault

Our Cumberland Reserve is the epitome of the Bergström style: the expression of a unique vintage’s character combined with the perfect marriage of spice

The Lake Garda microclimate moderates the temperature

“Vaillons” shows greater depth and roundness compared to village-level wines

This Austrian variety has been grown by Dale Ricci

It's no doubt that Pascal Lachaux must have gone through the same pressure when he took over from his father-in-law

and they met in California 'dragging hoses' in Sonoma for harvest in 2007

South Africa and Australia before to settle back in France

It is not filtered or clarified before bottling

The wine was destemmed and partially crushed into stainless steel fermenters where it was pumped over twice daily until desired tannin extraction was achieved