2023 Technical Specifications
Region Fleurie
Tasting Notes Exuberant black fruit and blueberry, powerful aromatics, intense fruit, a very straight profile, toasted savouriness, tension and firm hillside character.
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2022 Technical Specifications
Grape Varieties Gamay
Drinking Window 2026–2040
Classification Fleurie
Region Fleurie
Soil Thin, Arid granitic-sand soils with very little clay.
Production Details The producer reports deliberately gentle extraction in 2022 to avoid exaggerating the vintage’s natural generosity. The specialist record identifies organic cultivation and recommends serving at 16–18°C after decanting.
Tasting Notes Black cherry, black truffle, substantial flesh, supple richness and ripe balance; additionally strawberry and blackcurrant fruit paste, quince jelly, juniper, clove, infused herbs, carnation, violet, peony, wet stone, blueberry tart, liquorice and bitter cocoa, with firm tannins and a long, savoury, spicy finish.
Food Pairing Veal paupiettes with mushrooms; grilled bavette with marchand-de-vin sauce and mashed potatoes.