Les Cortis ‘Gastine’ Rouge 2021

Location: France, Bugey

Winemakers: Jéremy Decoster

Grapes: Gamay, Chardonnay

Soil: 500m in altitude Limestone, Marl and Granitic bedrock Stony soils

Winemaking: Gamay and Chardonnay were hand picked from the same parcel and were picked at the same time and co-fermented. 8 to 15 days in whole bunches. Aged for 7 months in vats.

From the Importer Steven Graf: Domaine Les Cortis is Isabel Coiffier and Jeremy Decoster. Though their domain is brand new (first vintage in 2016), Jeremy’s years of experience with some of the world’s most venerated, natural winemakers has been evident in his first wines. After years working with Agnes and Olivier De Moor, Lilian Duplessis, and others, the couple settled in the Bugey region of the French Alps, between the peaks of the Juras and Mont Blanc, home to families of lynx and deer. They are 500m up, on top of a rich blend of varigated soil. Everything is done by hand, biodynamically, organically and with minimal sulphur.