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Yann Bertrand Release Tasting Saturday 28th 3pm-6pm + Wine Fair Recap

by Annandale Cellars

Yann Bertrand Release Tasting

Saturday 28th

3pm-6pm

Join us this Saturday as we taste through the newest release of Yann Bertrand's soulful wines from Beaujolais!

Yann Bertrand is a young gun from a family of wine-making history situated in the great site of Grand-Pré in Fleurie, Beaujolais. Yann took over the estate since joining in 2012 and has been experimenting with biodynamics in the vineyard (the estate was already certified organic) and perpetuates a family wine tradition passed down for three generations.

Similar to Nicolas Joly, Yann creates biodynamic preparations involving plant extracts and horse dung in addition to compost to promote the vitality of the soil and its symbiosis with the micro-organisms of plants and animals - to allow "wild nature" to regain its rights. "Our wine is thus the fruit of artisanal and family know-how acquired over time and through contact with a terroir where we evolve every day."

Wine is a living product, and Yann's oenological practices are as respectful as possible to this fact. There are no heavy-handed wine-making techniques; no sulfur additions at all, fermentation with native yeasts, aversion to high-extraction cap-management techniques like pumping over and absolutely no new oak. The objective here is to create wines with greater freshness and length, in a word, more "vibrant" wines. These are the wines that we'll be trying on the day:

Beaujolais OH 2024

Lantigne 2024

Fleurie Coup d'Foudre 2023

Fleurie Phenix 2023

Fleurie Cuvee Emile 2023

Fleurie Cuvee du Chaos 2023

Morgon Dynamite 2023

Morgon Iron 2024

These wines have received a lot of attention in recent years and being able to taste a full lineup like this is definitely not an experience that should be lightly passed up. See you there!

 

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Wine Fair Recap

Thank you to everyone that made it down to the store for our first Wine Fair of the year on Saturday. The weather, apart from pouring on us the day before while setting up the marquees, managed to hold out for the day. Everyone had a great time so if you weren't able to make this one, keep an eye out for our next Wine Fair later in the year!

Below is a selection of some wines from the day - 1 wine from each table, that impressed us and provides a good shapshot of the day. Give some of these a try and see what you missed out on!

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