2020 JULIENAS VAYOLETTE

TRY ME IF YOU LOVE: Beaujolais

ABV: 14.5%

GRAPES: 100% Gamay

TASTING NOTES: Beautiful floral notes of dried violets and white rose lead into tart, crisp red fruit - raspberries, candied pomegranate, and tart strawberries. Expressive, elegant, and seriously long on the finish. Really like this

PAIRS WITH: Mushroom dishes, lentil and bean stews, and grilled or roast pork. Also charcuterie

SERVE ME: Serve slightly chilled, pop in the fridge for half an hour before serving

If ever there was a story to tell about a Domaine then this is it. David was born into high-end gastronomy, his father being the great Alain Chapel—patriarch of the nouvelle cuisine movement in France. Michele ran the wine program for various starred restaurants in New York. They met in Beaujolais when Michele was visiting producers and the rest is history. Domaine Chapel have recently introduced the Smith-Chapel wines and are made using fruit sourced from high altitude parcels on the slopes of Beaujolais and the nearby Maconnais region.