Division-Villages "Les Petits Fers" Gamay Noir, Oregon 2024

FROM DIVISION:

THE WINE: For “Les Petits Fers”, we typically utilize significant amounts of whole cluster carbonic maceration, typical of traditional Beaujolais winemaking. This was true of all but our new Columbia Valley site which was mostly destemmed and fermented spontaneously in an open-top vat. The Gamay lots were aged independently by vineyard in mostly concrete tanks, stainless steel tanks, and some neutral barrels.

Gamay is simply the most delicious, delightful, versatile grape. Produced like a traditional Beaujolais-Villages wine, we utilize carbonic and semi-carbonic maceration as the layering components. It’s fruit, juice, spice, and everything nice for our eleventh vintage of “Les Petits Fers”. We love the juxtaposition of fruit and savory characters in this year’s wine and the deep mineral core. Drink up - no need to cellar!

THE PRODUCER: Division Winemaking Company is a Portland, Oregon-based winery founded in 2010 by Kate Norris and Thomas Monroe. Division represents a fresh generation of curious winemaking looking beyond the status quo to create unique wines from diverse grape varieties with both intention and a story. Determined to make minimal intervention, approachable and balanced wines with great price to quality value, the winemakers work with terroir-expressive vineyards, focused on organic, regenerative and/or Biodynamic farming. Division Winemaking Company includes the flagship Division label, the quotidienne Division-Villages label, as well as Nightshade and Gamine labels – a combination of both joint and personal expressions from each winemaker.