Château de Lavernette Le Châtelet Saint-Amour AOC Rouge 2023 Biodynamic
France · Beaujolais · Saint-Amour

Le Châtelet 2023

Château de Lavernette

Saint-Amour from a vineyard in a flower garden.

Open it when…

Date night Long dinner Celebrate

Tastes like

kirsch · dark cherry · spice · violet

Feels like

powerful, round, structured

CHF 28.00
CHF 28.00
CHF 37.33/L
VAT included
Format

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GrapesGamay
Serve14-16
Decant30m
DrinkNow-2035

Emeric's note

A first date that goes really well

Taste profile

The wine's soundboard.

Tall bars, big wine. Low bars, easy wine.

The story

Behind the bottle

Château de Lavernette sits right on the border between Beaujolais and the Mâconnais, and the de Boissieu family farms it biodynamically (AB and Demeter).

Le Châtelet grows in a vineyard surrounded by flowers. A long maceration, then up to 22 months in barrels and sandstone jars.

A Saint-Amour for a first date that goes well. The magnum is for the anniversary.

— Emeric

Where it comes from

Château de Lavernette portrait

The maker

Château de Lavernette

“The biodynamic process is a much more natural form of viticulture. We are driven by the desire to produce high-quality wines that are as pure and natural as possible, with the greatest respect for the environment.”

Founded
1596
Hectares
13
Generation
13th
Farming
Demeter
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Beaujolais map

The place

Beaujolais

Just south of Mâcon, Beaujolais is Gamay country. On pink granite and schist in the north, the ten Crus — Morgon, Fleurie, Moulin-à-Vent and the rest — make structured, mineral reds that age beautifully; the flatter clay-limestone south gives bright, gulpable village wine. It was here that the modern natural-wine movement took root in the 1980s. ~14,000 ha.

Climate
Semi-continental, warming southward
Altitude
200-500 m
Classification
AOCs
SoilsPink GraniteBlue GraniteSchistClay-Limestone
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Best season to open it

Spring Veal and spring vegetables.
Autumn Braised pork cheek.

SummerWinter

Have it with

🍽️ Poultry
Charcuterie
Cheese

Press play

French chansonlow lights.
  1. 01 Charles Aznavour – Emmenez-moi— romantic
  2. 02 Édith Piaf – La Vie en rose— tender
  3. 03 Jacques Brel – La Valse à mille temps— whirling
Nerd mode 🔬 Soils, grapes, cellar, serving — for the truly curious

…I warned you. 😄

Terroir & craft

◆SoilsPink Granite, Blue Granite, Schist, Clay-Limestone
◆Altitude200-500 m
◆GrapesGamay
◆Blend100% Gamay
◆CellarGamay, biodynamic, old and young vines
◆CellarWhole bunches, native yeasts, semi-carbonic
◆Cellar18–22 months in barrels and sandstone jars
◆Élevage18–22 months on fine lees: 75% barrels, 25% sandstone jars
🌿CertificationsBiodynamic

Serving

◆Serve at14-16
◆GlassBourgogne
◆Decant30m
◆DrinkNow-2035
Château de Lavernette cellar

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