2024 Christian Ducroux 'Exspectatia' Beaujolais, France Bodegas Frontonio delivering luscious notes of apricot

delivering luscious notes of apricot

A single site on the Montagne de Clessé near Viré

but is much more austere

and Antoine spent a lot of time revitalizing them well in advance of the 2019 harvest–an effort that really shows in his brilliant first effort from these vines

The Barolos of Serralunga are known for their generosity and warmth and the “Rupestris” is as fine an example as one can find

2024 Christian Ducroux 'Exspectatia' Beaujolais, France Bodegas Frontonio delivering luscious notes of apricotFrom one of Beaujolais most uncompromising natural growers, Exspectatia comes off Ducrouxs biodynamic, polyculturally farmed estate in Rgniold Gamay vines rooted in granitic sand and decomposed pink granite. Hand harvested, whole cluster fruit undergoes long, slow carbonic fermentation with native yeasts, followed by levage in neutral vessels and bottling with zero added SO.