Clos de la Roilette, 'Cuvee Tardive' Fleurie 2023
France / Red

Clos de la Roilette, 'Cuvee Tardive' Fleurie 2023

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Fruit

Earth

Acid

Body

Tannins

100% Gamay. Being on the border of the Moulin-à-Vent cru, the core of Roilette’s Fleurie terroir is atypical of Fleurie, rich in clay and the mineral manganese instead of being all granite; the wines are thus more structured than many Fleurie wines. The oldest estate vines, at around 80 years old, go into the Cuvée Tardive bottling. It is the concentration and structure of the wine that gave rise to its “Tardive” or “late” moniker: it is not late-harvested fruit but rather wine meant to be enjoyed later, with longer aging in bottle.

Country
France
Sub-Region
Fleurie
Region
Beaujolais
Varieties
Gamay
Farming
Sustainable
Soil
Clay, manganese
Winemaking
Fermented in whole clusters with native yeasts in open-top, neutral wood vats with the cap kept submerged; the maceration for Tardive is approximately 18 days. Aging takes place in old foudres until bottling the following summer.