2024 Clos de la Roilette Fleurie "Cuvée Tardive", Beaujolais, France - 3LABOUT THIS WINE 100% Gamay. 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

With absolute respect for the earth

Nathalie first worked as an insurance adjuster for wineries in Burgundy and Champagne and was called home to take over the estate by her father

Born from the ashes and found only in Madagascar and the Cape

where he selects

This vintage opens with aromatic layers of black cherry

at the winery's state-of-the-art boutique production facility

Since 1997

One last note of importance

The red Cotes du Rhone carries the name Chateau Pegau Cuvée Maclura

The wine was aged 10 months on the lees in French oak barrels

styles and varieties that her mother

#31 on Wine Specator’s Top 100 of 2016