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2011 Clos de la Roilette Fleurie Cuvee Tardive, 1.5ltr

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September 3, 2023 - $56

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RATINGS

92Vinous / IWC

Aromas of dark berries, pungent flowers and smoky herbs, with a bright mineral overtone. At once fleshy and energetic, offering vibrant blackberry and bitter cherry flavors underscored by a crackling mineral element. Gains sweetness with air and finishes with excellent clarity, focus and length, leaving pure dark berry notes behind.

91The Wine Advocate

...brims with ripe blackberry and elderberry underlain by wet stone and laced with pungent herbs and mouthwatering salinity. Firm but fine tannins signal the extra measure of structure that along with sheer abundance of fruit...

17Jancis Robinson

This is stunning...Unlike so much Beaujolais, it smells of really intense, ripe Gamay and has real (granitic?) bite... Freshness and fruitinss incarnate. Yum, yum, yum.

REGION

France, Beaujolais, Fleurie

Fleurie is a village located near the center of Beaujolais, and the Beaujolais Cru appellation named for it encompasses nearly 2,000 acres of vineyards. Many admirers of Beaujolais consider the Fleurie appellation to be one of the best, if not the best, of the Cru appellations and its wines are generally lush and aromatic. Some 500,000 cases are produced annually. Like nearly everywhere else in Beaujolais, the only grape grown is Gamay. Fleurie the village is charming and quaint and attracts many tourists.

TYPE

Red Wine, Gamay, Cru Beaujolais

The Gamay grape produces a light, versatile and food-friendly wine. It is best known for making Beaujolais Nouveau, but it is also grown in Loire and Tours. Thankfully the 14th C. Duke of Burgundy’s degree to ban the grape did not spread through all of France.