COTEAUX DU LYONNAIS 2022
Grape varietal
100% Gamay Noir (with white juice).
Tasting notes
Colour: elegant ruby red.
Nose: fruity aromas of blackberry and raspberry typical of the Gamay grape variety.
Palate: a greedy wine, crispy with fruit and structure, complexity and delicate spicy flavours
Serving suggestions
Serve ideally at a temperature situated between 16 and 18°C. (60-64°F.).
Food and wine pairing
A lovely wine which will perfectly match with traditional Lyonnaise cuisine: charcuterie, pâté en croute, cooked and marinated beef, dumplings and other specialties. It will also accompany an entire meal right up to the cheeses platter.
Ageing potential
Already very pleasant with fruity and crunchy youth notes, it can easily be kept for 2 to 3 years in the cellar in good conditions.
Origins
The Coteaux du Lyonnais vineyards are located at an altitude of between 200 and 550 metres above sea level. They cover around 210 hectares of cultivated land and are spread over two main areas around ten kilometres from Lyon, around L'Arbresle to the north and Brignais to the south. They are bordered to the east by the Rhône and Saône rivers, to the west by the Monts du Lyonnais and to the north and south by the Beaujolais and Rhône Valley vineyards.
Terroir
On a subsoil essentially composed of granites and metamorphic rocks with a wide diversity of terroirs, Gamay, the iconic grape variety of Maison Mommessin, offers a unique, spicy, structured and complex expression, in the spirit of the great wines of the east part of the Massif Central.
Vinification and maturing
Manual harvest. / Traditional Beaujolais semi-carbonic vinification. / Ageing in vats.
Vintage : 2022
This year's vintage was influenced by highly variable rainfall in June and very hot weather in July and August, resulting in early ripening of the Gamay grapes and great heterogeneity between plots. Some grapes lost a lot of juice, while others withstood the extreme conditions, due to factors such as soil, exposure, age and vine yield.
Harvesting took place between 23 August and 10 September, with volumes down across the whole appellation, but with exceptional quality. We opted for de-stemming with long macerations to bring out the elegance of the vintage, while continuing our traditional semi-carbonic vinification of whole grapes to extract the aromatic finesse of the Gamay grapes. Hot pre-fermentation maceration was also carried out on the grapes most affected by the drought.
The wines from this vintage are remarkable, with great concentration and volume on the palate. The tannins are very present, making for a very pleasant tasting experience. The nose and palate reveal aromas of raspberry liqueur and cherry, as well as hints of blueberry cream, violets, dark chocolate and pear, testifying to a great aromatic richness.
