Domaine Matray Juliénas Vieilles Vignes 2023, Beaujolais, France

Made from grapes from vines aged on average over 60 years. It spends 10 months in oak. Deep ruby red with granite tinges, it has a nose of vanilla, spice and raspberries. Supple and well balanced, this is a powerful wine which will keep many years.

Excellent stuff. Could benefit from extra time in the bottle.

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From a winemaking family spanning 5 generations, Lilian Matray, his wife Sandrine and his daughter Célia work the family estate. The estate buildings are in Juliénas, a charming little Beaujolais village, while the estate’s vines grow on 11 hectares of slopes that are not only in the Juliénas appellation area. The variety of the soils give the very typical, fruity Beaujolais aromas and flavours of each specific appellation.