Vin Noé, Gueule d'Amour 2022

Producer: Jonathan Purcell

Region: France, Mercurey, Côte Chalonnaise

Style: Red

Taste:  High-toned aromatics of cranberry, black raspberries, leather and forest floor

Grapes: Pinot Noir

Agriculture: Organic

Year: 2022

ABV: 12.5%

Size: 75cl

The Siren label is a sign of appreciation for these two women that left their day jobs and old life to live and make wine together.

Jonathan's hands-off method in the cellar includes wild yeast fermentations, no sulphur additions, and gentle transfers without pumps. Inspired by his experience at Pacalet, he chooses longer macerations with whole clusters for deep and complex aromatics.

Caroline and Alexia cultivate two sites in Mercurey, one with limestone and shallow red clay, and the other with clay-granitic soils at a higher elevation. Vines from both parcels average 30-35 years old and undergo a two-week semi-carbonic fermentation in a 3500L vat. The sugars are then finished in barrel for 9 months, using barrels aged between 5 and 15 years old.