FLEURIE

This is a blend of two parcels, Bel-Air (a sunny vineyard beside the domaine, 300m of elevation and southeast-facing) and Cercillon (later ripening, at 400-450m elevation). The total area is 1.7 hectares. Floral, raspberry fruited and aromatic on the nose. The palate is supple with impressive structure and tension, brightly red-berried in the Lafarge way. It is aged in barrels of 350 and 600 litres.

CORNEY & BARROW SCORE 17.5

RECOMMENDED DRINKING FROM 2026 – 2029

£275  /CASE OF 6 BOTTLES, IN BOND UK

FLEURIE LA JOIE DU PALAIS

This is a 1.2-hectare plot, at 300-350m of elevation. It is the steepest vineyard in Fleurie and as such, everything must be done by hand. Part of the vineyard has to be worked using a winch, as in the Mosel. Elegant and finely structured, with bright red cherry, raspberry and wild strawberry fruit. Ageing in 350 and 600 litre barrels and two large foudres of 15 and 31 hectolitres.

CORNEY & BARROW SCORE 17.5+

RECOMMENDED DRINKING FROM 2025 – 2028

£295  /CASE OF 6 BOTTLES, IN BOND UK

FLEURIE CLOS VERNAY

This is a higher, south-facing parcel of 1.33 hectares, on the first slope in Fleurie, approaching from Moulin-à-Vent. It is quite steep (20% gradient), surrounded on three sides by meadow and woodland. The 50-year-old vines are planted on granite and quartz soils, perhaps contributing to the mineral tension which pervades this wine. Dark cherry and violets with bitter chocolate, framed by fine, grippy tannins and with a taut structure pointing to its ageing potential.  

CORNEY & BARROW SCORE 17.5-18

RECOMMENDED DRINKING FROM 2026 – 2030

£295  /CASE OF 6 BOTTLES, IN BOND UK