2023 Herve Souhaut Domaine Romaneaux-Destezet, Souteronne Gamay IGP Ardeche, France Magnum 1.5L Ovum 12% Merlot

12% Merlot

various botanicals including rose hips

Drink now to 2024

one of Pinot Noir planted in 1991 and one of Gamay planted in 1996

Trousseau Noir

2023 Herve Souhaut Domaine Romaneaux-Destezet, Souteronne Gamay IGP Ardeche, France Magnum 1.5L Ovum 12% MerlotAge of Vines: 60 to 80 years old non clone vines Yields: 25 hl ha 3,000 bottles annually Soil: Schist Varieties: Gamay Vinification Method: Grapes are hand harvested and undergo a very long maceration at a low temperaturewithout de stemming. The wine is fermented in wooden tanks and aged on fine lees in secondhand oak casks for eight months. The wine is bottled without filtration. The wine has a total SO2 of only 25 mg L.