2023 Fleurie
Following Jean's rich and succculent 2022 wines that were beautiful, transparent and will age very gracefully, I was really looking forward to tasting these 2023 wines when I visited in Januaru and I was very impressed. I was told they would be classic Beaujolais and not like some of the richer recent vintages - these are all about the sap, the stoniness the silkiness, the charm and the lightness of touch - it is all there and most of all, so is the all important balance! Anyway, when it is Jean Foillard, we can all be very confident.
2023 is a superb and very welcome vintage that displays the classic freshness and elegance we crave and the signature silky texture that Jean is always able to harness, the vintage providing fine concentration but the wines still show vibrant jellied red fruit, very attractive floral and spice aromas and caressingly silky mouthfeel - as always they all offer delicious succulence as young wines, and as always they are perfectly balanced. - Andrew Guard, Importer.
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