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About the Wine
This wonderful Gamay comes from a thirty year old parcel planted over sandy soils. The grapes were fermented as whole bunches for a fortnight, before being pressed back to tank for seven months of ageing.
Light, bright and lifted, this captures the freshness of the vintage brilliantly, with moreish notes of red cherry and spice. Impossible to put down, it is perhaps the best vintage of this wine we have tried.
About Le Batossay
The son of legendary vigneron Olivier Cousin, Baptiste grew up in the vines. He is the fourth generation to tend his family’s vineyards in the Anjou village of Martigné-Briand and it is little surprise that he has continued the family tradition of tending land with great care and producing pure wines full of soul and vitality.
After working and learning alongside his father for several years, Baptiste and his wife Gael now farm four and half hectares of old vines planted amongst fruit trees and forests across three parcels. The terroir varies between quartz, schist, loam, clay and limestone and having been in the family for many years, the majority of the vines have never been subjected to chemicals. Everything here is done by hand, with Gael taking charge of the ploughing with the help of the family’s horses. The vineyards are a picture of vibrant biodiversity, teeming with life. Outside of the growing season, sheep and goats roam free, eating weeds and in turn fertilising the soils. Using the simplest and most traditional techniques, the wines of Baptise speak volumes of his family’s tradition and reflect such a beautiful sense of place.
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