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Domaines Chermette - Beaujolais NOUVEAU Origine Vieilles Vignes 2024

Beaujolais

Red

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gamay
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"Back to basics

This somewhat atypical primeur, made from old vines, is the pure expression of Gamay: a vinous cuvée, as close to the grape as possible and always unchaptalized. Dark color, structured, fleshy palate, very ripe red and black berries. This is a top-of-the-range cuvée with character. Complexity and body on the palate make this a real wine that can improve over winter and be drunk well into summer.

Features

Estate

Domaines Chermette (ex Domaine du Vissoux)

Cuvée

Origine Vieilles Vignes Primeur

Vintage

2024

Designation

Beaujolais

Region

Beaujolais

Grape varieties

100% Gamay

Terroirs

5 hectares of Gamay in Saint Vérand, old vines from 45 to 95 years old, south-west exposure on dark granite soil which gives depth to this cuvée.

Viticulture

Reasoned

Harvest

Manual

Winemaking

Traditional semi-carbonic Beaujolaise, 6-day maceration in concrete vats with two pumping operations per day, pneumatic pressing, minimum sulfite, not chaptalized or yeasted.

Breeding

1 month in stainless steel tanks

Alcohol content

13%

Tasting & pairing

Eye

Intense crimson

Nose

Powerful and concentrated, good tonicity of floral aromas but also blackberry and a touch of liquorice.

Mouth

Beautiful density, well-structured with good length, juicy, firm yet fine tannins, with notes of blackberry and liquorice.

Serve

AT 13°C

Open

And serve!

Drink before

Within 6 months to maintain the primeur profile, otherwise within 3 years

Food and wine pairing

Food and wine pairing

Enjoy with rabbit terrines, duck, pigeon with peas, red fruit tarts...

Domaines Chermette (formerly Domaine du Vissoux)

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Expert opinion

Bettane & Desseauve

Bettane & Desseauve

3*Star rating (High-quality production, a benchmark in its sector)

About the domain :

Martine and Pierre-Marie Chermette are gradually handing over the reins to their son Jean-Étienne Chermette, who has been quick to introduce a number of important changes. In particular, the name of the estate: domaines Chermette instead of domaine du Vissoux. That said, the essentials are still there: 31 hectares of red Beaujolais, 5.5 hectares of white Beaujolais, 16.50 hectares of crus in Fleurie, Brouilly and Moulin-à-Vent. The domaine, renowned for its delicious, round wines, seems to have taken on a stricter style in recent vintages, perhaps more geared towards ageing. Nonetheless, the quality is still there, with a special mention for Les Garants and Les-Trois-Roches in 2016.

Robert Parker - Wine Advocate

Robert Parker - Wine Advocate

Domaine rated 2022 (Wine producer recommended by Robert Parker - The Wine Advocate)

About the domain :

Jean-Étienne Chermette continues to shape one of the region's most reliable portfolios at this southern Beaujolais landmark. As I've written before, old vines, assiduous but traditional vinification and barrel aging are the rudiments of the approach here. Young Chermette, who has launched his own label in parallel, reviewed in this dossier, reminded me that the domaine had obtained Terra Vitis certification in 2018, which is definitely a step in the right direction. 2021 at this address, as elsewhere, marks a return to a lighter, more ethereal and succulent style of Beaujolais that recent hot, dry vintages have tended to offer, but at this address, these virtues don't come at the expense of flavor or substance.

RVF - La Revue du Vin de France / Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France

RVF - La Revue du Vin de France / Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France

Domaine rated (guide 2023) 2*Stars (These great estates, often blessed with fabulous terroirs, are must-haves which, thanks to their consistency and the excellence of their production, must be included in the cellars of discerning wine lovers).

About the domain :

The domaine's slogan, "l'art de faire le vin au plus près du raisin" ("the art of making wine as close as possible to the grape"), perfectly reflects the range of skills of artisan winemaker Pierre-Marie Chermette, now joined by Jean-Étienne, one of his sons. Chermette began his career on his parents' 10 hectares in southern Beaujolais, before acquiring 20 hectares in the Fleurie and Moulin-à-Vent crus, then in Brouilly in 2008. The wines revolve around a core of weathered fruit that charms while respecting the identity of the terroirs. A sign of quality, the wines age gracefully even in difficult vintages.

James Suckling

James Suckling

Rated domain (guide 2022) Recommended

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Note and review by M. JOEL V. Published on 06/12/2024

Almost ideal.

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