Clusel Roch Coteaux du Lyonnais Les Traboules 2022 10-year Olive brine and savory note

Olive brine and savory note of the seaside

This is one of the oldest known named varieties in the world

A short drive to Beaujolais

The same soil that nourishes those heavy reds offers a delightful dusty minerality to Chardonnay

"The grapes are sourced from vineyards around Ruppertsberg

Clusel Roch Coteaux du Lyonnais Les Traboules 2022 10-year Olive brine and savory noteLyon is a city with some of France's best food and wine. A short drive to Beaujolais, to the Rhone, or to Savoie, the city lies at the hub of a trade route thousands of years old, and wine has been flowing since before the Romans came to town. In all that time, the wines of Lyon itself have never gained much prominence, but this appealing, even tempered Gamay suggests that there's potential for some very fine wine here.