While fairly dense and, at 13% alcohol, ripe for the area, this is still a characteristic Fleurie with a lightness of body, pretty floral notes, red plum fruit and gravelly minerality on the finish. The quality-price ratio on this wine is extremely high.
Chateau du Chatelard, Fleurie (Beaujolais, Burgundy, France) 2010
By W. Blake Gray