No Control 2022 'Rockaille Billy' Gamay, VdF (Auvergne)

Item Number: 21006

UPC: None

Country: France
Region: Auvergne
Sub Region: Auvergne
Appellation/AVA: Vin de France
Estate Grown Wine: Yes
Vintage: 2022
Grape(s): Gamay
Type: Wine - Red
Bottle Size: 750 ml
Pack: 12
Closure: Cork
Alc by Vol(%): 12.5
Viticulture: Practicing Biodynamic
Soil Type: Granite
Elevation: 500 meters

Puy de la Bannière is a volcanic mountain located in the Puy-de-Dôme department of France where you can find big rocks. Rock, in the dialect of the Auvergne is called “Rochaille”. “Rochaille” became “Rockaille” and evidently became Rockaille Billy.

Average Vine Age: 50 years
Harvest: Manual
Winemaking: Whole bunches in a fiberglass vat. Grape trampling to make space in the vat, maceration of whole bunches in the juice. 4 punch-downs, de-vatting, pressing and blending of both vats with the free-run and pressed juice. 3 week maceration.
Aging: Half of the wine in a tank, the other half in a 23hl cask
Fining: None
Filtration: None