Coming from a family run estate, involving three different generations, a Fleurie with a ripe palate of strawberries and pepper, which follows a classic floral nose. Juicy, fruity and luscious. Andre Colonge only uses one vinification style: semi-carbonic maceration combined with whole bunch fermentation. This means that whole bunches of grapes are put into a tank and once the pressure builds the grapes at the bottom burst and release their juices which results in fermentation. As a result of this, carbon dioxide is produced which floats to the top of the tank and causes fermentation to occur in the grapes at the top of the tank. The grapes then burst, and fermentation occurs in the normal way. This method of fermentation creates lighter style wines with lovely flavours of cherry, raspberry, bubble-gum and spice; it has been synonymous with high quality Beaujolais.
