# Carcajrun (La Chimera)

> Red by [La Chimera](https://ilvinobello.com/wineries/la-chimera.md), Valle di Susa, Piemonte, Italy. From Il Vino Bello (https://ilvinobello.com/wines/la-chimera-carcajrun).

- **Producer:** La Chimera
- **Style:** Red
- **Grape:** Gamay
- **Production area:** Chiomonte, Valle di Susa (Torino)
- **Soil:** Calcareous schist and limestone
- **Harvest:** By hand in small crates, early October
- **Vineyard planting:** Guyot-trained vines about 15 years old at 750 to 800 m; yield 5 to 6 t/ha
- **Vinification:** Fermented 6 to 8 days in temperature-controlled stainless steel with about 30% whole bunches and native yeasts; malolactic and ageing in steel; 4 to 6 months in bottle.
- **Serving temperature:** 16 to 18°C
- **Last updated:** 2026-10-30



## Summary

A light, partly whole-bunch Gamay from young mountain vines in Chiomonte.