Saint-Amour "Les Capitans", Michel Tete

• Practicing organic • 100% Gamay • Planted in 1976 • Grown on granite and crushed granite slopes • High density planting: 10,000 vines/ha • Saint-Amour is found in the far north of the vine-growing region, where the soil features intermingling granite and clay, schist and limestone. Designated as a Cru in 1946, the region borders the Mâconnais and the site ‘Les Capitans’ is a rare single vineyard that can adorn its name to the label • Semi-carbonic vinification in cement • Aged in cement • Floral and fruity, the aromas of strawberry, peach, violet and spicy cinnamon are common.