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100% Gamay. The beginning of the Desvignes range is La Voute Saint Vincent, which comes from various estate parcels in the Morgon climat of Douby, north of the Cote du Py and bordering Fleurie. Douby has deeper, sandier, granitic soils and yields a more supple style of Morgon compared to Pys famously muscular one. The vines for La Voute average 60 years old. Viticulture and vinification are consistent across all Desvignes wines. The vines are organically farmed and harvested by hand. The fruit is generally fermented in whole clusters (with some variation by vintage: in 2017 La Voute was completely destemmed due to severe hail damage) in open-top concrete vats, with a maceration of 12-13 days and with a submerged cap. La Voute is bottled in April following the harvest. Annual production is approximately 2000 cases, making it the largest Desvignes bottling. The wine is named for the vault or voute of the old family house and for the patron saint of winemakers, St. Vincent.
