Fleurie, Domaine Andre Colonge 2023 Grape variety_Gros Manseng the southern extremity of Champagne

the southern extremity of Champagne home to many small family-owned growers and a world apart from the manicured environs of Reims and Epernay

Chassagne and Meursault (hence 'Terroir Noble') but it can't be known by any of these famous names

taut and very dry but with an underlying depth and richness

This very attractive and keenly priced example is made by true perfectionist Hervé Dubourdieu from his 13 hectare Graville-Lacoste estate (one of three properties owned by the family in Graves and Sauternes)

the supreme aperitif or try with typical Loire Valley goat's cheeses like Sainte-Maure or Crottin de Chavignol

Fleurie, Domaine Andre Colonge 2023 Grape variety_Gros Manseng the southern extremity of ChampagneThis traditional but increasingly modernised domaine is now in the hands of Serge Colonge and his two sons Landry and Samuel. There are 30 hectares of vines, the majority producing excellent generic Beaujolais or Beaujolais Villages with just seven hectares in Fleurie, where the vines are an average of 40 years old. This is textbook and superb value Fleurie: floral, scented, full of vibrant summer fruits, silky and elegant. Gamay Beaujolais, France