Fleurie 2019

The granitic terroir of the Fleurie cru produces subtly floral Gamays with notes of red fruit and fine tannins: elegance, complexity and harmony after several years of ageing.

L'appellation Brouilly, le plus méridional des crus du Beaujolais – avec une partie Sud située sur Odenas où se trouvent les gamays cinquantenaires d'Alex Foillard, sur sol granitique –, s'inscrit en arc de cercle autour de la Côte-de-Brouilly et du mont Brouilly.

Vieilles vignes de gamay sur le terroir de schistes “pourris” (dits “morgons”) de la fameuse Côte du Py. Infusion douce des raisins, élevage en fûts non neufs.

Beaux gamays sur le terroir granitique de Fleurie. Infusion douce des raisins, élevage en fûts non neufs.

Granite soils - such as those of the Beaujolais, where it reigns supreme - are the preferred terroir of Gamay. Characterised by its freshness of fruit and its lively vinosity - too often pushed to the point of caricature, particularly in the Beaujolais "primeur" style - Gamay is magnified when vinified "à la beaujolaise" i.e., in whole bunches (carbonic or semi-carbonic maceration), which exalts the organoleptic singularity of the grape variety and softens its acidity and its natural tannins, whereas Burgundian vinification gives a more structured texture. Farmed and produced following natural methods, Gamays are at once deliciously drinkable and offer real depth.

Old Gamay vines - between 45 and 90 years old - from three terroirs in Leynes: Balmont, Batailles and Ganivets.