Clos de la Roilette Fleurie 'Cuvee Tardive' Beaujolais 2023 1.5L SIERRA DE GREDOS delicate floral notes (acacia)

delicate floral notes (acacia)

and personality

blue and black fruit

flinty note in each sip

Pinot Noir vineyards have clay

Clos de la Roilette Fleurie 'Cuvee Tardive' Beaujolais 2023 1.5L SIERRA DE GREDOS delicate floral notes (acacia)Being on the border of the Moulin Vent cru, the core of Roilettes Fleurie terroir is atypical of Fleurie, rich in clay and the mineral manganese instead of being all granite; the wines are thus more structured than many Fleurie wines. The oldest estate vines, at around 80 years old, go into the Cuve Tardive bottling. It is the concentration and structure of the wine that gave rise to its Tardive or late moniker: it is not late harvested fruit but