2021 Clos de la Roilette, Fleurie Beaujolais, France

From vines around 40 years old and up, on heavy clay soils. The whole clusters are harvested by hand and fermented spontaneously with native yeasts in open-top concrete tanks. This 2021 is drinking well out of the gates, offering up pretty aromas of spiced plums, petals and orange rind, followed by a medium-bodied, supple and melting palate. Fleshy and fine-boned, it's a pretty, demonstrative wine that will show at its best young.