Rémi Sédès, Samplemousse , Coteaux d'Ancenis, Loire, France, 2023

Rémi is originally from Jura but, after studying agronomy, settled in the Loire with his wife whose family is from Nantes. Part of the joy of winemaking for Rémi is the opportunity to work in the outdoors, using Shire horses in the vineyards and doing a lot of work on his 5 hectares of vines by hand. He grows mainly Gamay, more usually associated with Beaujolais, though also planted widely in this part of the Loire where the granitic soils help control yields and produce wines with the capacity to age. 

Samplemousse is made by pressing whole bunches of Gamay slowly at a low temperature to extract a little colour but retain the fresh fruit character and lovely ripe pink grapefruit aromas and flavours. This deep coloured but dry rosé is a wonderful gastronomic wine, suiting a wide variety of foods, but also delicious as an aperitif!

Producer - Remi Sedes
Country - France
Region - Loire
Appellation - Coteaux d'Ancenis
Variety / Blend - Gamay
Wine Style - Pink Wine
Farming - Organic
Vegetarian