Their Fleurie Poncie shows deep complexity and concentration, with dark cherry fruit and vibrant acidity. This is Cru Beaujolais at its finest, and with great aging potential to boot.
From old goblet trained vines at the top of Ponice, along the ridge high above the village, and one of the celebrated vineyards of Fleurie.
Inspired by Jules Chauvet's fermentation notes from 1972, the hand-picked clusters were placed in concrete vats for three weeks without crushing, pumping, or plunging. The grapes undergoing what Chauvet called a fermentation aromantique Pressed after 21 days, the wine finished fermentation, with indigenous yeasts, in a concrete tank before 14 months in steel to preserve freshness. Bottled unfined and unfiltered.
Inspired by Jules Chauvet's fermentation notes from 1972, the hand-picked clusters were placed in concrete vats for three weeks without crushing, pumping, or plunging. The grapes undergoing what Chauvet called a fermentation aromantique Pressed after 21 days, the wine finished fermentation, with indigenous yeasts, in a concrete tank before 14 months in steel to preserve freshness. Bottled unfined and unfiltered.
