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DOMAINE DE LEYRELOUP,

LES GRANITS DE BELLEVUE 2018, VIOGNIER

The estate of Jacques and Christophe Lanson, father and son, lays on 17 acres of Morgon and 7 of Fleurie. It bears Terra Vitis and High Environmental Value certifications.

Here in Beaujolais, the king grape variety is Gamay and white wines are scarce. They are made of Chardonnay, which represents about 2% of the twelve Beaujolais appellations.

Extremely confidential, the Viognier does not fall into the “Beaujolais blanc” category. The Lansons are the only ones to grow Viognier in Morgon, on a climate called Bellevue, a granitic terroir very much suited for this grape variety.

2018, their first vintage, wears a pale gold color with a nose of apricot and almond blossom, an attractive, happy, very fresh and slightly lemony mouth with hazelnut aromas.

Drunk all year round, soft and tender, the wine won’t mind a strong pairing with raw black pudding, where peppery notes will echo one another.

Translated from Valérie Faust’s original Le Figaro paper dated 7 March 2020

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