NV Karim Vionnet ‘Grabuge!’ Gamay Demi-Sec

Region: Villié-Morgon < Beaujolais < France Grape: Gamay Vineyard/Cellar Stats:  Organic farming, dry-farmed, hand-harvested,  granite soils, direct press, stainless steel; bottled unfined/unfiltered with zero added SO2; 9% ABV Winemaker: Karim Vionnet Born in Lyon to Arabic parents, Karim was adopted by a family in Morgon.  His first career was a baker but eventually fell into wine, as one does in this region, and got the natural wine bug by working as a vineyard-hand and winemaker for some of the OG natty wine dudes like Guy Breton and Marcel Lapierre. Technically a negociant (like many of our producers who don't own any vineyards) Karim is responsible for the organic farming and vinification of 5 hectares of plots around Beaujolais, mostly old-ish vines (40- to 60-year-old).  He makes a bunch of different Gamay cuvees, all with carbonic maceration, that are insanely good (and sought after), and even our Karim Vionnet Rosé. Grabuge is like dessert. It’s an off-dry demi-sec that