mineral with spices- with lots of levity and vibrancy
The varieties are vinified separately
with macerations lasting 10 days
50 / 50 Chardonnay and Savagnin
Those familiar with older vintages of Silex will attest to the fact that if given the time in bottle
2024 Bonnet Cotton, ‘Bas Les Masques’ Beaujolais, France Thierry Germain mineral with spices- with lotsOrganic. Mostly Gamay, with some varietally undisclosed white juice blended in. Grapes are hand harvested from several parcels that use organic practices, including some from Bonnet Cotton, as well as friends Domaine les Souriants, Domaine les Garons, Romain Jambon, and Baptiste Bertrand. Fermented and aged eight months in concrete tanks; unfined, unfiltered. Full carbonic maceration of whole clusters in cement tank, then aged in foudre for eight