Paul Gadenne Hors Norme Rouge 2022

Paul Gadenne Hors Norme Rouge blends Mondeuse and Gamay from two steep Chignin plots, fermented as untouched whole bunches.

Chignin lies on the south-facing slopes of the Combe de Savoie, where thin clay and limestone soils sit beneath the limestone cliffs of the Bauges. Gadenne draws this cuvée from two plots there. The Mondeuse is his young-vine material for the variety, fifteen years old, on a very steep south-facing slope at 400 metres. The Gamay sits slightly lower at 350 metres, is around thirty years old, and shares the same aspect and clay-limestone soil. The fruit is sealed up as whole bunches and left alone for seven to ten days, a semi-carbonic approach that holds colour and tannin back and keeps the fruit bright and unforced. Mondeuse is Savoie's own red variety, peppery and firm, and Gamay softens its edges here.

Best drunk young and lightly chilled, with charcuterie, grilled sausages or a mushroom tart. Serve at 14-16°C.

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