Domaine de la Chapelle des Bois - Vieille Vigne de la Cadole 2014 Fleurie AOC

Ruby red, Les fleures, roses and violets. Balanced with smoky leather. High front berries. More ore. Silver veined spices. Mouth filling ripeness.

100% Gamay from this lieu-dit with eighty years old vines. Aged 12 months in large, older foudres. Fermentation is said to be "Semi-carbonic"; under a screen to keep the fruit in constant contact with the juice, and accompanied with a twice daily remontage to mix things up.

Soils in Fleurie are pale pink, arenitic, and lighter than in most of the Crus, contributing to the flowery name and classic aromas. Imagine pink sandstone.