Gilles Troullier - The Big Gilou 2023
Domaine Gilles Troullier is located in Estagel, in Roussillon . Gilles Troullier began his career with the Chapoutier family in the Rhône. At the end of the 1990s, the Chapoutiers created the Domaine de Bila-Haut in Roussillon and entrusted him with management. At the same time, he bought a few plots of vines and began to make wine on his own account. Today, Gilles Troullier's estate covers 6 hectares. The plots are located at an altitude of over 350 metres, mainly on granites. His entire vineyard is managed biodynamically, without certification . Fermentation begins spontaneously with indigenous yeasts, and he uses very little sulfur during vinification.
The Big Gilou is made from Grenache vinified gently by infusion .
Grape variety: 100% Grenache