2021 Baptiste Nayrand Coteaux du Lyonnais "Vésanie", Rhone Valley, FranceABOUT THIS WINE 'Vsanie' is the main cuve from Baptiste Nayrand, and a genre defining Gamay for the Coteaux du Lyonnais. It's a joyful wine that brings a new definition to the appellation think of it as cru Beaujolais meets Cte Rtie in the best possible way. ABOUT THIS PRODUCER Originally from the area around Lyon, Baptiste Nayrand created his eponymous domaine from scratch in 2014. Today he has just over six hectares of vines, which is the maximum he

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The wine was pressed once dry in our wooden basket press then aged for 10 months in neutral french oak barrels

it’s been farmed organically since 1993

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it was not until Jean-Marie Fourrier took charge in 1994 that the domaine once again fulfilled its towering potential— making it today one of the Côte d’Or’s greatest sources for wines that purely express site

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