Fleurie 2019/2020, La Roilette, Vieilles Vignes, Domaine Bernard Métrat, Beaujolais, Burgundy #Recommended Deep red in colour with

Deep red in colour with hints of violet in the rim

although the liquorice note that I observed previously has receded

lemon and hints of white pepper and salt

the Champagne region faced unique weather conditions - a long winter punctuated by snow and frost - was one of the latest harvest since 1988

Jospeh Bollinger expanded the business and presided over the development of a new dryer style of chamoagne destined for the English and Amercian markets (1865-70)

Fleurie 2019/2020, La Roilette, Vieilles Vignes, Domaine Bernard Métrat, Beaujolais, Burgundy #Recommended Deep red in colour with15. 95 per bottle ABV 13. 0% Bernard Mtrat remains as modest as ever, but his wines go from strength to strength. The 2018 Roilette has a complex bouquet of violets, red and black berry fruit, cola and a hint of black pepper which, Bernard points out, is characteristic of the eponymous vineyard. The 2018 vintages warm, dry summer has imbued this wine with exceptionally supple tannins, but it doesnt lack for freshness the 60 year old vines here have