Famille Chermette Identity and history
Les Beaujolais Beaujolais Les Griottes
This is the essence of Beaujolais: fruity, fresh, easy and crunchy with the tartness of fresh red berry fruit: Morello cherry, raspberry, strawberry. A wine to enjoy with friends “par excellence” just sit back and relax. It makes a great partner to a wide variety of circumstances and dishes. It is perfect with a barbecue or ploughman’s etc.

Vines & terroirs

Grape Variety: Gamay
Color: Red
Vintage: 2023
Age of vines: 30-40 years
Terroir: Dark granitic soil
Type of culture: Sustainable agriculture
Pruning: Guyot
Type of harvest: Manual harvest
Density feet/ha: 9 000
Surface: 15 Ha
Yield: 40 hL/Ha
Production: 70 000 bottles
% vol alcohol: 13 %

Vinification & Aging

Vinification: Traditional vinification of Beaujolais with whole bunch: half-carbonic maceration with two pumping over per day, maceration of 5 days in concrete tanks with indigenous yeasts
Aging: During 3 to 6 months in concrete tanks
Cellaring: To drink within 2 years

Tasting notes

Eye: ruby
Nose: small red fruits and sour candy
Palate: tender, cherry flesh

Matching it with food

White and red meat, poultry, fish, "Lyon specialties", sausage, cold meats...
Serving temperature: 12-14 °C
Eye:

Eye:

ruby

Nose:

Nose:

small red fruits and sour candy

Palate:

Palate:

tender, cherry flesh

Aging:

Aging:

During 3 to 6 months in concrete tanks

Cellaring:

Cellaring:

To drink within 2 years

Serving temperature:

Serving temperature:

12-14 °C

Rewards / notes