Clos De La Roilette, Gamay "Cuvée Christie" Fleurie, Beaujolais, France 2024 lowalcohol NameChaignots comes from the old

NameChaignots comes from the old French word "Chasne"

suggesting a long life ahead

two years — before being disgorged and recorked

when Laurent Giacometti purchased a derelict

Clos De La Roilette, Gamay "Cuvée Christie" Fleurie, Beaujolais, France 2024 lowalcohol NameChaignots comes from the old100% Gamay. "Cuve Christie" comes from two parcels totaling 3 hectares near the village of Fleurie. They are owned by the Coudert family but not part of the original Clos de la Roilette estate vineyard, which is notable mainly because the soils are more typical of Fleurie, with more granite vs. those of the Clos. The vines are 30 40 years old. As for the estate vineyard, the farming is sustainable and all vineyard work is by hand; the wines are made