# Château Le Puy Duc des Nauves Rouge (2024)

- **Producer:** Château Le Puy
- **Colour:** red
- **Type:** still
- **Grapes:** Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon
- **Region:** Bordeaux, France
- **Style:** Natural
- **Alcohol:** 14.5%
- **Average price:** €24
- **Vegan:** Yes
- **Contains sulphites:** Yes
- **When to drink:** Now or Later
- **Serving temperature:** 14–16 °C
- **Aromas & flavours:** plum, cherry, raspberry, blackberry, forest floor

## About this wine

Château Le Puy is an iconic estate located on Bordeaux's Right Bank, farmed continuously by the Amoreau family for fifteen generations since 1610. The family is renowned for pioneering natural winemaking in Bordeaux, having never used chemical pesticides, herbicides, or synthetic fertilizers. Duc des Nauves originates from a nine-hectare vineyard parcel in Saint-Cibard acquired by the family in 2006. Crafted as an accessible and energetic expression of the estate's biodynamic philosophy, this cuvée captures the pure terroir of limestone soils without oak influence.

## Interesting facts

- Château Le Puy has been continuously farmed chemical-free by the Amoreau family for 15 generations since 1610.
- Duc des Nauves sees zero oak aging, maturing exclusively in concrete vats to highlight pure fruit and limestone terroir.
- The estate practices certified biodynamic viticulture under both Demeter and Biodyvin standards.

## Food pairing

The wine's bright acidity and fine, supple tannins cut through medium-fat meats like duck and chicken, while its earthy limestone character complements wild mushrooms and lentils effortlessly.

## Wine making process

Grapes are hand-harvested and fully destemmed prior to spontaneous fermentation with indigenous yeasts in small concrete vats. Winemaking occurs naturally without temperature control, chaptalization, or added sulfur dioxide during fermentation. The wine matures for 12 months exclusively in small cement vats with zero oak usage. It is bottled unfined and unfiltered with only a minimal sulfur addition at bottling.