Chiroubles Vieilles Vignes Jules Metras 2024
Chiroubles Vieilles Vignes Jules Metras 2024 is a dry, light-bodied red from Gamay (Beaujolais, France), in the light, fresh reds style. Tannins are soft and acidity fresh; oak influence is none. Good with charcuterie, roast chicken, salmon, duck.
| Wine | Sweet | Body | From | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rouge de Toute Beaute Ganevat Jean-Francois Ganevat · Vin de France | £57.00 | |||
| Brouilly Domaine de la Grand`Cour Dutraive 2022 | £56.00 | |||
| Chiroubles La Montagne Jules Metras 2024 | £60.00 | |||
| Brouilly Lapalu Vieilles Vignes Jean-Claude Lapalu · Beaujolais | £38.00 |
Jules Métras Chiroubles Vieilles Vignes is a red Beaujolais from the Chiroubles cru village. The 2024 vintage utilises fruit from ancient vines planted on sandy, decomposed granite soils typical of this cru. Like his father Yvon, Jules employs a long, cold carbonic maceration to extract delicate aromatics and a silky texture. This wine avoids heavy-handed extraction, focusing instead on the bright, crunchy fruit profile of the Gamay grape. It displays notes of crushed strawberries, rose petals and a fine mineral spine. The lack of added sulphur allows the primary fruit to remain vivid and expressive on the palate.