100% gamay from 60 year old vines planted at 100 meters elevation to soils of clay and limestone. Yield is 50 hl/ha.Hand harvested. Whole cluster, semi-carbonic maceration for 7 days. Fermentation with natural yeasts. On fine lees for a few months after malolactic. 4 months aging in cement tank. Wine is neither filtered or fined.

Fifth generation Yohan Lardy’s youthful enthusiasm and charm are practically irresistible. As you chase him up and around his 114-year-old Gamay vines in Moulin a Vent you can’t help but share his feelings of extreme good fortune in getting to work this superb site known as ‘Les Michelons.’ Digging through the loose, sandy soil of the vineyard, Yohan searches for particularly beautiful chunks of quartz, granite, and manganese to show to us as if they were buried jewels. As he points into the distance at the peak of Mont Blanc appearing out from behind the clouds he tells us, “my office has the best view!” And then to drive home what we’re all thinking, he shouts, “I love this fucking terroir!”