Pourquoi Pas 22
The Pourquoi Pas is the experimental cuvée of Clos de Breuilly. In 2022, it involves a long maceration of Gamay grapes in a jar for 3 months, before ageing in stainless tank.
Vin de France
100% Gamay
Red
Terroir
Grapes are harvested exclusively from the estate's vineyard.
Between 310m and 340m
Moderate slope, c. 15%
South-West
55% sand, 28% silt, 17% clay on a subsoil of altered granitic and metamorphic rocks (gneiss)
1996
Viticulture
Clos de Breuilly's vines are cultivated organically (farming is certified organic by FR-Bio-10 Agriculture France)
Cordon-trained vines with trellising
Guyot-Poussard
Disbudding, green harvesting
Harvest by hand with sorting at the vine
Vinification and Ageing
Fully destemmed harvest, maceration and fermentation for 3 months in amphora. Punch-down.
8 months in stainless steel tank
Not filtered, not fined
Analysis Before Bottling
<0.1 g/l (LQ)
3.43
9 mg/l
10 mg/l
350 mg/l
Summary
September 14, 2022
August 4, 2023
Natural cork Trescases 49/24
570 bottles
20 hl/ha
13% vol