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2010 Clos de la Roilette Fleurie Cuvee Tardive

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April 14, 2024 - $46

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RATINGS

94+ John Gilman

...offers up scents of sweet blackberries, plums, black cherry, a touch of stem tones, bay leaf, dark soil, plenty of smokiness and the first vestiges of autumnal shadings in a delicate topnote of fallen oak leaves. On the palate the wine is deep, full-bodied, complex and still nicely chewy in structure, with a rock solid core of fruit, great focus and grip, impeccable balance and a long, pure and very promising finish.

92Vinous / IWC

Bright, mineral-driven aromas of black raspberry, cherry and fresh flowers.

91The Wine Advocate

Fresh blackberry and purple plum; nut oils and burley tobacco are accompanied by a mouthwatering maritime saline...

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.