Fleurie 2020
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France / Beaujolais
This is a Cru Beaujolais assembled from several great parcels within the Fleurie appellation. These are sites at high altitude (above 300 meters) and with light soils of decomposed pink granite. All fruit is manually harvested, rigorously sorted, fermented with natural yeasts, and aged in concrete vats and oak barrels for 10 months.
Harvest Note
This was a very warm and early vintage with a slight lack of moisture which reduced the harvest volumes while ensuring complexity and phenolic ripeness.
Tasting Note
This wine exudes dark fruit and floral aromas with hints of ground coffee. Bold and expansive on the palate, the flavor evolution is shaped by substantial yet fine tannins and tangy acidity over the long finish.
Technical Data
GRAPES: 100% Gamay
APPELLATION: Fleurie AOC
PH: 3.43
ACIDITY: 4.26%
ABV: 14.26%
AGING: In oak casks, 50% new, for 10 months
Unique Selling Points
- Strawberry fruit and floral aromas disguise a full yet elegant presence on the palate
- Delightful upon release yet will age for many years.
- From an important historic estate, now restored to produce authentic modern wines.
- A superb value for unique Burgundian-styled red wine.
Julie Pitoiset – Chateau des Jacques Technical Director
About the Grape
Gamay
Gamay is loaded with bright, plump raspberry and cherry fruit, with notes of black pepper.
