2024 Icy Liu 'Fleurie San Sou Si', Beaujolais, France L'Aietta The destemmed grapes are foot-trodden

The destemmed grapes are foot-trodden and moved to neutral plastic and a 450-liter concrete for fermentation and two weeks of maceration on the skins

before being gently pressed in a basket press to smaller

La Ciguapa is equal parts Aromella and Aurora

Disgorged on order

I travelled to Matthew Rorick's Heritage Vineyard a few years back and collected cuttings from his Chenin block after finding a grower willing to graft for me

2024 Icy Liu 'Fleurie San Sou Si', Beaujolais, France L'Aietta The destemmed grapes are foot-trodden"Sans Souci" means "without worries" in French, which describes how the Fleurie fermentation went in 2023. 100% Gamay. Vines planted between 1950 and 1980 in Fleurie "Les Fonds", south facing, sandy soil with pink granite. 100% whole cluster, 10 ppm SO2 added before vinification, fermentation started with an ambient yeast pied de cuve with white grapes, daily wetting of the cap with a bucket, punch downs after 5 7 days, pressed after 10 14 days with a