Domaine Colette 2020 Fleurie Beaujolais

This returns to the bright and happy style of Collette that we have enjoyed these last few years with the Regnie. This cuvee is organically farmed with native yeast and a total sulfur of around 40ppm. The nose shows a light red berry and raspberry backed up by just there earth and a floral lift. The palate is easy going with raspberry and red cherry fruits framed by earth and savory carbonic notes. D&M Tasting Notes

Jacky and Evelyne have been using a modern label of their top Morgon cuvée from a parcel called Charme, but we prefer their classic label, so we have them bottle the wine with something more traditional. This wine comes from a single plot of 80 year-old vines planted on south facing schist slopes. The grapes, after a strict selection, are vinified by carbonic maceration then aged in cement tanks before being bottled.

Apart from the remarkable minerality imparted by the schist soils here, this is a bounty of ripe red fruit. This perfect balance not only makes it a great food wine (think coq au vin, game meats and mature cheeses) but makes it interesting to cellar a few bottles and see where it goes. Charles Neal, Importer