Jeremy Quastana L'Insurge' Gamay 2017
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| Management number | 253563730 | Release Date | 2026/10/24 | List Price | CA$10.00 | Model Number | 253563730 | ||
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L'Insurgé is a 100% Gamay from Jérémy Quastana's old vines in Fresnes, Loir-et-Cher, a village within the Cheverny zone of the Loire Valley. The vines are 35 to 60 years old, planted in silex (flint) soils, and farmed organically. The wine is labeled Vin de France, as a single-varietal Gamay falls outside the Cheverny AOC blending rules requiring Pinot Noir.
Quastana uses whole-bunch carbonic maceration, the technique he studied firsthand at Marcel Lapierre's cellar in Beaujolais. Fermentation runs on native yeast with no sulfur additions when the vintage allows, and the wine is bottled unfined and unfiltered. The 2017 carries 13.5% ABV, slightly fuller than Quastana's typical output, reflecting a warmer growing season.
The result is what Quastana's importer Selection Massale calls terroir-driven glou-glou: dark in color for a carbonic Gamay, yet structured by old-vine concentration and flint-soil minerality. Tart red fruit, violet, and a streak of earthy grip distinguish it from more confected styles of carbonic Gamay.
Serve chilled, between 54 and 58°F. No decanting needed; this wine is built for immediate pleasure rather than extended cellaring.
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