Beaujolais Villages Dominique Morel 2023

Description

This family-run winery based just north of Fleurie dates back to the early 1900s and has been run by current Winemaker Dominique Morel since 1967. Dominique’s philosophy is to make wines he likes to drink, with plenty of fruit, a good colour and a rounded mouthfeel.

Dominique has 18 hectares in total (three of which are in Fleurie), with vines up to 70 years of age which are situated on relatively low vigour granite soils. As a result, the vines have to struggle to survive, but stressed vines produce superior and beautifully concentrated fruit. Dominique’s red wines are treated minimally in the cellar, undergoing a semi-carbonic maceration to extract colour, aroma and tannin before fermentation takes place over five to eight days. The wines remain in stainless steel and are naturally stabilised by the low temperatures, so Dominique does not need to undertake aggressive fining and filtration..

This Beaujolais-Villages has delicate perfumes of fresh red cherries and violets.