Domaine Chermette Beaujolais Les Griottes 2024 (1500ml) georges-descombes We call it a bargain

We call it a bargain

upfront sherbet

which treasures the freshness

Very pale straw yellow with greenish glints

thanks in part to a rainwater-juicy freshening lift

Domaine Chermette Beaujolais Les Griottes 2024 (1500ml) georges-descombes We call it a bargainChermettes entry level Beaujolais is drawn from 30 to 40 year old vines grown on dark granite soils around the homestead in Saint Vrand (in southern Beaujolais). The winemaking has remained unchanged for decades, with traditional whole bunch, semi carbonic fermentation in concrete tanks and then maturation in both tank and old oak casks still the order of the day. As opposed to his age worthy Crus from Moulin Vent, Fleurie et al, Chermettes aim here