Alexandre and Guillaume Thienpont navigated the 2021 vintage by prioritizing aromatic preservation and structural precision
Listan Prieto and Tinta Cao fermented whole-cluster in open barrel
both of whom set the blueprint for zero-compromise
The Foillard name carries as much weight as any producer in Beaujolais
and this duo makes this wine so powerfully addictive—and it’s all likely due to the sands of Salnès
2022 Ambora, Negramoll Rosada Tinto Price_99 Alexandre and Guillaume Thienpont navigatedThis is 100% Negramoll Rosada, a pink skinned grape local to Tegueste, from 60 80+ year old vines planted at 400m altitude in low, sprawling parral bajo or low pergola trained vines, on a north facing slope of basaltic sandy loams. Grapes are hand harvested, then whole bunches foot stomped and fermented with native yeasts in a large, open concrete lagar. Grapes are pressed after 2 3 days of maceration in the lagar, then aged in used barrel and