2015 Chiroubles, La Scandaleuse, Domaine Bernard Métrat

2015 Chiroubles, La Scandaleuse, Domaine Bernard Métrat

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2015 Chiroubles, La Scandaleuse, Domaine Bernard Métrat

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La Scandaleuse hails from a vineyard known as Côte-Rôtie (as the wine was named until a certain group of vignerons took exception) which is south-facing and therefore receives a gentle “roasting” from the sun. This is a boon in cool years, but calls for exceptionally early picking in one as hot as 2015, when Bernard’s team began harvesting on August 27th. The resulting wine combines ripeness with mouthwatering acidity – the best of both worlds. On the nose, expect aromas of violets and red summer fruit. Its feather-light tannins and sheer joie de vivre make La Scandaleuse the perfect accompaniment to a picnic lunch.
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Domaine Metrat

Domaine Metrat

Metrat is a small domaine that has small parcels of vines spread across several communes in Beaujolais. It is owned and run by Bernard Métrat and his father-in-law Michel Chevalier.

This is a traditional domaine with the Gamay grapes being hand-harvested and then undergoing a short fermentation of 6-7 days. The wines are then aged in wooden casks for 6-9 months.

Fleurie is one of the ten Cru villages located at the northern end of the gently rolling and extremely photogenic hills of the Beaujolais appellation. The poetry of the nomenclature, allied to the beauty of the terrain, with dreamy views of the Alpes, have helped to built its reputation as the most aromatic and elegant of village wines.

The granitic sub-soil of the famous 'Roilette' lieu-dit, allied to a whole-bunch fermentation for its Gamay grapes, are the building blocks that have enabled M Metrat fils (Bernard) to construct one of the best wines in the appellation in its Fleurie, VV Roilette.

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Gamay

Gamay

A French variety planted predominately in Beaujolais where it is the grape behind everything from light and often acidic Beaujolais Nouveau through to the more serious and well-structured wines from the 10 cru villages. It takes its name from a hamlet just outside Chassagne-Montrachet and was at one stage widely planted on the Côte d`Or. However it was gradually phased out due to its poor yield and supposed poor quality of its wines.

The majority of Gamay wines in Beaujolais are labelled as Beaujolais or Beaujolais-Villages and are deliciously juicy, easy drinking, gulpable wines. Of more interest are the Cru wines from the 10 villages in the north of the region where the soil is predominantly granitic schist and where the vines are planted on gently undulating slopes. These can be well-structured, intensely perfumed wines, redolent of ripe black fruits and, while delicious young, will reward medium term cellaring.

Gamay is also grown in the Touraine region of the Loire where it produces soft, well-balanced, gluggable wines for drinking young.

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