Romuald Petit

Chiroubles 2024

Name: Chiroubles 2024
Brand: Romuald Petit
SKU: PETITchiroubles24
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With its 315 hectares, Chiroubles is among the smallest of the 10 Beaujolais Crus. The vineyards which are between 270 and 500 meters, have the highest average elevation in Beaujolais. They are also the steepest, with an average grade of 30º. Romuald’s 2 hectares are in the lieu dit “Les Cotes” and were planted by his great-grandfather just after WW2. The soil is a mix of granite and sand which combined with the vineyard’s exposition, make Romuald’s vineyard the earliest to ripen in the appellation. The vinification uses maceration of whole clusters and lasts 14 days. The wine is matured in cement vats for eight months before bottling.

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Romuald Petit farms 7 hectares in the Maconnais and 5 hectares in Beaujolais. His Burgundy parcels are primarily in Saint-Verand with a small parcel in neighboring Pruzilly. The Beaujolais parcels are primarily in Morgon with smaller holdings in Chiroubles and Saint-Amour. Romuald’s parcels in the Maconnais are typically Burgundian, in that they differ with regards to their soils, rootstocks and the age of the vines. There are young vines (aged 5-15 years) planted by Romuald, and others that are over a hundred years old, planted just after the Phylloxera crisis. Because each parcel produces grapes with very different qualities, Romuald vinifies each separately, only assembling the wines (or not) before bottling. His aim is to create a wine that is both balanced and expressive. Romuald has always farmed without chemical fertilizers, herbicides, or pesticides. In 2019, he officially began his conversion toward organic certification. All wines are harvested by hand and fermented with indigenous yeast.

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Chiroubles 2024

Chiroubles 2024

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