Domaine Chermette Beaujolais Les Griottes (375ml) champagne The balance of the wine

The balance of the wine was fermented cool to retain the fruit characters that come from this special vineyard

Full-bodied and very delicate

The juice is then racked off its heavy lees to 500-litre French barrels for wild yeast fermentation

a slippery

Fine boned with a line of dusty tannins

Domaine Chermette Beaujolais Les Griottes (375ml) champagne The balance of the wineChermettes entry level Beaujolais is drawn from 30 to 40 year old vines grown on dark granite soils around the homestead in Saint Vrand (in southern Beaujolais). The winemaking has remained unchanged for decades, with traditional whole bunch, semi carbonic fermentation in concrete tanks and then maturation in both tank and old oak casks still the order of the day. As opposed to his age worthy Crus from Moulin Vent, Fleurie et al, Chermettes aim here