Clos de la Roilette Fleurie 'Cuvee Tardive' Beaujolais 2023 1.5L SIERRA DE GREDOS and totally satisfying

and totally satisfying

blue and black fruit

puff-pastries

Pinot Noir vineyards have clay

and personality

Clos de la Roilette Fleurie 'Cuvee Tardive' Beaujolais 2023 1.5L SIERRA DE GREDOS and totally satisfyingBeing 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