Anjou Gamay "Le Pressoire Rouge" 2020

Fresh, fruity, young. In other words Gamay. Le Pressoir Rouge from Domaine Dhommé is all this and much more. A Loire Valley red made exclusively from Gamay grapes, it is the result of environmentally and health-conscious processing. An organic red, it is produced from grapes harvested by hand in vineyards rooted in very special soils, rich in rocks and minerals that give the wine a unique organoleptic profile. Vinification begins with a carbonic maceration phase, followed by a month-long fermentation in steel. Then the wine undergoes a special 'earth' filtration, using a fossil conglomerate of fine-shelled unicellular algae, ground as finely as flour. Only then is it ready to go into the bottle. Le Pressoir Rouge presents itself in the glass in a luminous purple-red colour, with a 'mouth-watering nose' of small red fruits. In the mouth, it is persuasive, soft and fresh. An extremely drinkable wine, it is best served between 13 and 15°C. It goes well with vegetables and cured meats. However, it is also excellent as an 'off-the-beaten-path' aperitif.