Jean Loron Gamay Noir Rift 69 Beaujolais-Villages 2018

RIFT 69 boasts a deep dark crimson robe with purple-blue tints. This wine gives cherry, blackberry and bilberry aromas, embellished with spicy and mineral notes. The mouthfeel is dense, powerful, round and balanced with noteworthy spice and liquorice length.

RIFT 69 is crafted with absolutely no addition of sulphite from harvesting to bottling. Maceration of the partially de-stemmed grapes, that were hand-picked at peak ripeness, is in stainless steel vats and lasts around a fortnight. This is for optimal extraction of the phenolic compounds that give real texture to the wine. 9-month maturing over fine lees protected from oxygen, feeds, gives depth to and stabilises the wine, conferring on it its original spice and mineral feel.

Its technical director, Jean-Pierre Rodet, first made wine under the guidance of Jules Chauvet, the famous producer, winemaker, eminent scientist and oenologist, recognised as the “father” of the natural wine movements.