Chiroubles "Cuvée Léa", Guy Breton - 2019

Name: Chiroubles "Cuvée Léa", Guy Breton
Brand: Guy Breton
SKU: 43256
Price: 38.96 USD
Availability: OutOfStock

Item # 43256 750mL

Chiroubles is one of the rarer Crus of Beaujolais and this comes the Guy Breton estate which is comprised of 4 hectares in total. The vines are over 60 years in age and are planted in granite soils. Fermented, whole cluster, with ambient yeasts and bottled unfiltered.

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Color

Red

Vintage

2019

Country

France

Region

Burgundy

Sub-Region

Beaujolais

Appellation/Village

Chiroubles

Producer

Guy Breton

Grape Variety

Gamay

Production Methods

Organic

Practicing Organic

Wine made from grapes grown without synthetic pesticides, fertilizers and herbicides in the vineyard.

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Staff Pick Notes

Often times, the cru of Chiroubles is referred to as the "most Beaujolais of all the Crus," putting out wines of lower alcohol, evoking floral and juicy fruit character with high-pitched acidity. It is only expected that Guy Breton, one of the Gang of Four, would take his hand at producing some himself. Aromatically, this wine is full of hibiscus, violet, iris, and wild flora that bring forth a charm that can woo any wine geek. Yet it has enough ripeness, texture, and lithe fruit behind it, that you feel it will certainly evolve in the glass or bottle if you choose to hold onto it. Chewy tart cherry and raspberry-rhubarb come through with velvety, gripping tannins that engage the senses while retaining poise. Guy Breton Beaujolais never fails to provide beauty to chew on.

- JOS

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