Domaine Chermette Beaujolais Les Griottes 2024 (1500ml) rawthe-wine-front Valtuille and Villafranca del Bierzo

Valtuille and Villafranca del Bierzo

plus pleasing tannins

Pairs well with red meats

Rhône scholar John Livingstone-Learmonth describes the wine well

grilled steak

Domaine Chermette Beaujolais Les Griottes 2024 (1500ml) rawthe-wine-front Valtuille and Villafranca del BierzoChermettes 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