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It’s Beaujolais nouveau day, but a recent trip to the region reminded us how much more there is to the region. There’s nothing nouveau about these Beaujolais!<\/p>\n

As you head through the vines, bouncing down the rough, muddy track over the crest of a perilously steep hill it is hard to\u00a0be sure you’re heading the right way – but a little faith and some careful handling of the hire-car pays off – as into sight looms\u00a0the home and winery of the brilliant Laurent Martray.<\/p>\n

Laurent Martray<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n

This is Combiaty in the heart of the Brouilly appellation. The most southerly of the Beaujolais Cru, a beautiful swathe of land which wraps around the Mont Brouilly.<\/p>\n

\"Domaine

Domaine Laurent Martray perched on the slopes of Combiaty<\/p><\/div>\n

Here Laurent is making super\u00a0wines with a real drive and intensity, the fruit is lithe and beautifully sculpted, ripe but not rich, spicy but pure. It is the energy here that makes them so delicious to drink – this is bright and exciting gamay.<\/p>\n

Domaine Rochette<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n

Our second stop of the morning was with the charming Rochette family in Regni\u00e9, the loss of Joel earlier this year was a great sadness and we missed him as we huddled around the up-turned barrel and tasted\u00a0in the cuverie with Chantal and their son Matthieu. Young Rochette\u00a0has become\u00a0more responsible for the wine-making over the last few\u00a0years and continues now without his father’s help – there is a palpable sense of loss here, but the Rochettes are clearly resilient and Matthieu’s skill in the vineyard and the cellar is clear. His father’s wisdom is certainly at his finger-tips but Matthieu has been winning plaudits of his own for many\u00a0vintages already. \u00a0They have beautiful vineyard plots in Regni\u00e9 with vines up to 80 years old – as well as a very special stretch of the highly prized Morgon\u00a0C\u00f4te de Py vineyard.<\/p>\n

‘These three domains are making some of the very best wines in this beautiful part of France’<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\"Regni\u00e9

Regni\u00e9 – beautiful country even in the rain<\/p><\/div>\n

The wines have a more burly core of lovely concentrated soft fruit – there is no excess weight though delicious perfumed notes jump out of the glass, the Regni\u00e9s have a touch more sinew and matter than the Brouillys, these are impressive, well concentrated wines, delicious now – but they can have a future if you’re patient. Matthieu dug out a 2005 Regni\u00e9 Cuv\u00e9e des Braves for us and it was sensational – really quite Burgundian in structure, more poise more elegance and 10 years on – this was still full of life.<\/p>\n

Clos de la Roilette<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n

Our last tasting was in Fleurie at the brilliant Clos de la Roilette domaine. \u00a0The rustic surroundings and traditional cellar bely a great sophistication to the wines being made here. Of course this is Gamay again, that’s all you are permitted to grow in the region but the difference from village to village and hill to hill is dramatic. The Roilette wines are impeccable. \u00a0The dark fruit is brooding at the core of this svelte, scented red. There is weight yet elegance, ripeness yet brightness. This is a beautifully balanced style, polished and attractive, a wine you just want to drink.<\/p>\n

\"Clos

Clos de la Roilette – thoroughbred Fleurie<\/p><\/div>\n

These three domains are making some of the very best wines in this beautiful part of France – it is their efforts and successes which are encouraging more and more high profile Burgundian producers to head south and snap up parcels of vines here. The savvy are understanding the potential of this place and want to start making their own Beaujolais. \u00a0These are fine wines at mighty fine prices.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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