Beaujolais Nouveau - Les Griottes - Pierre-Marie Chermette

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Les Beaujolais primeurs Beaujolais Nouveau Les Griottes

This cuvée is the epitome of Beaujolais Nouveau while remaining natural, with subtle aromas and flavours. This forthright, supple and easy to drink wine opens onto fruit and freshness with the sharp flavours of fresh small red fruit. A charming wine that lights up November! "Classic and delicious, with a very Beaujolais spirit."

Delivery from the 3rd Thursday in November.

Vines & terroirs

This cuvée comes from 20 hectares of Gamay mainly at Vissoux in Saint Verand on dark plagio-granite soil. Guyot pruning - Density: 6000 vines per hectare.
Sustainable agriculture, manual harvest at maturity.
Vinification: traditional for Beaujolais: half-carbonic maceration with two pump-overs per day, 5 days of maceration in concrete tanks, no chaptalization neither yeasting, minimum of SO2.

Vinification & Aging

Vinification: Beaujolaise traditionnelle semi-carbonique en grappe entière avec deux remontages par jour, macération de 5 jours en cuves béton avec des levures indigènes

Aging: 4 weeks in stainless steel tanks.

Cellaring: Enjoy it from 3rd Thursday in November, optimum consumption: within 6 months.

Tasting notes

Eye: Bright ruby colour.

Nose: Felted and complex. Violet aromas. Small tangy red fruits.

Palate: Juicy, smooth and fleshy. Dominant aromas of blackberry, cherry, raspberry. Nice persistence. Skin tannins.

Matching it with food

A great partner to a very wide range of foods and dishes: Light meals, delicatessen meats, Lyon specialities, hot sausage from Lyon, all terrines (pork, poultry), white and red meat, fish. Original ideas: vinegared oysters! Wine crust red-currant tart.

Serving temperature: 13° C