2024 Clos De La Roilette, Fleurie 'Cuvee Tardive', Beaujolais, France Robert Chevillon The soil is clay and

The soil is clay and gravel

Fermented in concrete and aged in 2500l barrels and demi-muids

Both of these were stunning

Gres is from vineyards of Xarel-lo planted between 1956 and 1974 in Sant Sebastià dels Gorgs in the Alt Penedès

2024 Clos De La Roilette, Fleurie 'Cuvee Tardive', Beaujolais, France Robert Chevillon The soil is clay and100% Gamay. From the oldest vines, which are from 80 years on up, on heavy clay soils with relatively little granite and quite a lot of the iron like mineral manganese. "Tardive" does not mean that the harvest is late, as is commonly believed, but rather is a reference to the wine's ability and need to age for years. The farming is sustainable or lutte raisonne. All vineyard work is by hand, with the soils worked only superficially, at most twice per