2020 Domaine de Vernus "Les Vergers" Regnié, Beaujolais, FranceABOUT THIS WINE Les Vergers are plots of land in the Rgni Cru that benefit from an exceptional location. The vineyards are located in the heart of an orchard on the outskirts of an old castle. The average vine age is 65 years old. Harvesting and hand sorting. Destemmed. Alternate grape treading, pump over, and delestage. Cold maceration. Natural fermentation for three weeks. Settling ten days. Wild yeasts. Ten months in oak barrels, of which 4% are

From Negroamaro grapes

It distinguishes itself by its enormous energy

The fact that each vineyard’s qualities complement and enhance the others’ virtues is a testament to the integration

the Elicio wines benefit from the latest know-how in terms of cultural and œnological knowledge

Wasn’t it a bit odd that as a fourteen year he started keeping a cellar book of his family’s homemade wine

A wine of great structure

A blend of 90% Rolle

always favoring balance and elegance rather than power or extraction

Michel’s son

as well as no added SO2

Basket pressed to barrel for 20 months

The wines are aged in a combination of stainless steel and older oak demi-muids and barriques where everything undergoes full malolactic fermention