Domaine Chermette Beaujolais Les Griottes 1.5L MAGNUM 2022

Domaine Chermette Beaujolais Les Griottes is the estate's entry-level bottling, from 30- to 40-year-old Gamay on dark granite around the family home at Saint-Vérand, in magnum.

Saint-Vérand sits in the southern part of Beaujolais, below the cru villages, where dark granite soils and older vines can still give wines of real definition. Pierre-Marie Chermette has worked the vineyards around the homestead here for decades, and the method has not changed: traditional whole-bunch, semi-carbonic fermentation in concrete tanks, then maturation split between tank and old oak casks. Where his Moulin-à-Vent and Fleurie bottlings are built to age, the aim with Les Griottes is a light- to medium-bodied wine that is bright, cherry-fruited and immediately drinkable. The nose has the exuberance of a barrel sample, with wild-plum fruit and violet lift, and the palate follows with tangy berry and cherrystone. Magnum format keeps it fresher for longer and suits a table of several people.

Drink over the next two to four years; serve lightly chilled at 14–15°C with charcuterie, roast chicken or a tomato and basil salad.

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