2024 Domaine Jean-Michel Dupre Beaujolais Villages Vignes de 1940

Well-balanced red and black fruits and wonderfully soft mouthfeel. Fresh cut violet, brambly raspberry, wild blackberry and plum skin on the nose. A touch of savory, earthy notes meet a dusting of black pepper and calls for food and friends. On the palate, black current and crunchy cherry flavors brim with just the right amount of acidity that leads into a mineral, stony core and a lifted, dry finish.

Jean-Michel Dupre started with next to nothing: only a farm and a two hectare vineyard left by his father. When the question of succession arose, Jean-Michel could not pass on the opportunity to continue the tradition. He converted an old farm building into a winery and went in search of additional well-located plots in Beaujolais, Beaujolais Villages, Morgon, and Régnié. What sets him apart from many other winemakers in the region is the age of his vineyard, which has vines on it that are around 100 years old. His wines have an incredible concentration as a result from smaller yields and more expressive fruit. The vines that produce this wine average over seventy years of age and are located in the sandy granitic soils of the 11 acre "Tour Bardon" vineyard. This is a gorgeous wine to sip slightly chilled on a summer evening.