Domaine Saint-Cyr VdF Melo 2023 Wine Club Sebastian Beaumont farms one of

Sebastian Beaumont farms one of Bot River's oldest cellars

Rich in aromas of dry fruit and tobacco

Unlike other Reposados that are aged for 4-6 months

for grip on the finish

with vines planted in 1966 and 1986

Domaine Saint-Cyr VdF Melo 2023 Wine Club Sebastian Beaumont farms one ofThree grapes, one tank, layered in like a mille feuille. Melo is Raphael Saint Cyr's co ferment of Gamay, Pinot Noir and Chardonnay from forty year old vines, stacked in alternating layers in concrete and left to macerate cold and carbonic for a couple of weeks. The white grapes fermenting alongside the red lift the whole thing, and the result is a light, translucent red built entirely for drinking rather than contemplating. It's farmed organically,