Domaine de Beaurenard, Chateauneuf-du-Pape 2021The 2021 vintage is characterized by a very mild winter, leading to early bud bursting, with serious consequences. During the night of April 7 8, a terrible episode of spring frost shook France. The loss of harvest was significant. Fortunately, practices of soft pruning, late pruning and the application of Valerian helped to contain the damage. The summer was hot, without excessive temperature and with cool nights. A few rains led to a very promising

Vincent Chaperon recalls that shatter at fruit set moderated yields and that a drying east wind in the weeks before harvest helped to maintain the good sanitation necessary to wait to pick at full maturity

he has replaced the term Vieilles Vignes with the name of a cuvée

In The New Wine Rules

ending on a gentle mineral warmth

offering bright red fruits and subtle dark berries

allowing for more shade on the bunches

Grenache Blanc & Gris

while this competent Morey villages won't require a decade to mature

Indeed it is excellent with all fish whether served in a wine sauce

adorned with wild strawberry

Terroir : The vines are located on three different types of soils: alpine diluvian large round stones (famously known as “galets roulés”)

ripe and pretty nose offers up notes of both red and dark raspberry with touches of spice and a whiff of earth