Cuvée du chat is Gamay with pure cherries and raspberries and some hints of dark bitter chocolate on the nose. In the mouth, it’s citrus, orange peel and some tannins bringing the autumnal red fruits and a little earthiness. A light, juicy and fresh bottle of red wine that has some depth. The name Cuvée du Chat comes from the nickname of maker Jean-Claude Chanudet whose nickname is ‘Le Chat’, also meaning that the wine gets a cute label.

The grapes are hand harvested and then whole bunch fermented with semi-carbonic maceration and wild yeasts. After nine whole months of ageing in old oak, it is bottled with very light filtration and no fining, and a little sulphur added at the end too.