2023 Henri Chauvet, Au Chant de la Huppe Cotes d`Auvergne, France 1.5L Magnum Cascina Baricchi 12% Merlot

12% Merlot

Like the difference between 4th and 5th grade

Yields ranged between 35 & 51 hectolitres per hectare

Australian Ben Caldwell and Mexican Marco Ruiz Cantú met in oenology school and launched Somos (“we are” in Spanish) in 2016 with a focus on alternative varietals and making wines as naturally as possible

In the winery it vinifies in the most natural way possible

2023 Henri Chauvet, Au Chant de la Huppe Cotes d`Auvergne, France 1.5L Magnum Cascina Baricchi 12% MerlotOld vine Auvergne & Beaujolais gamay from two parcels on iron rich red clay with a limestone outcrop and, elsewhere, highly decomposed granite with quartz. 7 days whole cluster in stainless; gentle bucket wettings only; small early draw of free run to keep fruit snap. levage 9 months (50% old 228L barrels, 50% stainless) + 9 months in bottle. Native yeast. Unfined. Unfiltered. SO 1 g hL at bottling (~10 mg L).