Alex Hudon Gamay Groseille 2019
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| Management number | 253563321 | Release Date | 2026/10/24 | List Price | CA$12.00 | Model Number | 253563321 | ||
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Groseille is a Vin de France red from Alexis Hudon, a Quebec-born, Loire-based négociant who vinifies out of a former garage in Bourges. The 2019 blend is 40% Gamay, 40% Gamay Teinturier, and 20% Pinot Noir sourced from organically farmed parcels in the Touraine area, primarily around Saint-Aignan in Loir-et-Cher. Hudon does not own vineyards; he purchases fruit exclusively from grower-friends, participates in pruning and harvest alongside them, and brings the grapes to Bourges in small crates for vinification.
The winemaking is built around infusion rather than extraction. Three-quarters of the harvest goes to direct whole-cluster press. The remaining quarter, also in whole bunches, is submerged in the freshly pressed juice for a three-week maceration with no crushing, no pumping over, and no additions. After three weeks the full lot is pressed again. Gamay Teinturier is a red-fleshed mutation of Gamay whose pulp carries anthocyanin pigment, giving this wine its deep color despite minimal skin contact.
After pressing, the wine goes into old barrels where it rests until June, when it is lightly filtered and bottled with a small addition of sulfur dioxide. The result is a light-bodied, high-acid red with crunchy red fruit, a hint of earth, and very soft tannins. It is classified as Vin de France, as the blend and method fall outside Touraine AOC rules. The 2019 vintage was Hudon's third, and production had tripled from his debut 2018 release to approximately 1,500 cases.
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