BEAUJOLAIS BLANC 2024
Grape varietal
Chardonnay.
Tasting notes
Colour: with a beautiful pale and crystalline golden colour.
Nose: the nose offers intense hints of white flowers and light aromas of exotic fruits.
Palate: the mouth is surprising, presenting a beautiful minerality and a perfect balance between roundness and acidity.
Serving suggestions
Best served at a temperature ideally situated between 12° and 14° C. (54-57°F.).
Food and wine pairing
Perfect match as an aperitif or throughout a meal with fish, goat cheeses, oysters.
Ageing potential
This Beaujolais is a wine that is designed to be enjoyed in its youth. It can also keep for several years.
Terroir
Parcels of our Beaujolais blanc are situated in the village of Saint-Amour, (Rhône) and on the ‘plateau du bois de Loyse’, in the village of La Chapelle de Guinchay near Beaujolais, in Saône-et-Loire.
The soils are mainly composed of limestone and clay interspersed with sandy granite veins.
Vinification and maturing
They Chardonnay grapes were pressed, and musts are settling under control temperature. Then engages the fermentation maintained at low temperature (18-20°C. . 64-68°F.). A short ageing takes place in stainless steel tanks, which aids the preservation of the wine’s minerality, purity of fruit and crisp acidity.
Vintage : 2024
The winter of 2023-2024 was the 3rd warmest since 1900, with a particularly mild February. Spring was marked by heavy rainfall, with a notable lack of sunshine. Despite these conditions, temperatures remained above normal. Summer alternated between hot and cool spells, with hot spells in July. These climatic variations complicated plant health management in the vineyards, but winegrowers were able to keep the situation under control.
Yields for the 2024 harvest are expected to be low and very heterogeneous, with some plots suffering from coulure and millerandage. The first pruning began in early September. Harvesting was spread over three weeks, finishing at the end of September in the latest-ripening areas.
The reds have notes of raspberry, black cherry, pear and floral scents such as lily of the valley. Initial tastings reveal fruity, elegant, supple wines with a ruby colour. The range of aromas is broad, giving an impression of deliciousness on the palate, with a lovely freshness and pleasant complexity.
The white wines are remarkably fresh and elegant. Their bouquet offers citrus notes, enhanced by subtle floral touches and aromas of pear and peach. The wine is structured by a pronounced minerality, with a lively, unctuous texture.
