2021 Dufaitre Brouilly Gamay

Rémi and Laurence Dufaitre began purchasing vines in and around the Brouilly and Cote de Brouilly crus in 2006 and started by selling the grapes to the local co-op, all the while monitoring the indigenous yeast population until Rémi felt it was healthy enough to make his own wine. In 2010 he made and bottled his first vintage.

Rémi makes wines in a classic carbonic style, using whole bunches, which are carefully sorted to avoid broken grapes or rot. He adds some carbon dioxide gas to protect the grapes at the beginning of fermentation and does not use any temperature control. He avoids foot-stomping the grapes unless he sees some volatility starting to creep in.