2020 Chateau des Bachelards Comtesse de Vazeilles Fleurie Château Batailley Aromas of graphite

Aromas of graphite

40% of the barrels being new (down from 50%) and the other half second-use

14% Merlot

and honeyed flowers

Aromas of crushed blackberries and blueberries with dried flowers and bark

2020 Chateau des Bachelards Comtesse de Vazeilles Fleurie Château Batailley Aromas of graphiteA giant of elegance, energy and finesse, this single vineyard Fleurie is one of the wines of the vintage in Beaujolais. Staggering concentration on the tightly packed medium to full bodied palate, which is extraordinarily cool and precise for the very warm vintage. The aromas are just beginning to open up, but there are already notes of red roses, pomegranates and cloves. Then the wet stone minerality rolls over you in one great wave at the awe