Fleurie, Domaine Andre Colonge 2023 Grape variety_Gros Manseng The Matetic family (whose Croatian

The Matetic family (whose Croatian roots explain their untypically Chilean name) had been sheep and cattle farmers in Patagonia since arriving in 1892 before establishing a winery in the relatively new coastal region of San Antonio in 1999

the southern extremity of Champagne home to many small family-owned growers and a world apart from the manicured environs of Reims and Epernay

This very attractive and keenly priced example is made by true perfectionist Hervé Dubourdieu from his 13 hectare Graville-Lacoste estate (one of three properties owned by the family in Graves and Sauternes)

dry and lively

the supreme aperitif or try with typical Loire Valley goat's cheeses like Sainte-Maure or Crottin de Chavignol

Fleurie, Domaine Andre Colonge 2023 Grape variety_Gros Manseng The Matetic family (whose CroatianThis traditional but increasingly modernised domaine is now in the hands of Serge Colonge and his two sons Landry and Samuel. There are 30 hectares of vines, the majority producing excellent generic Beaujolais or Beaujolais Villages with just seven hectares in Fleurie, where the vines are an average of 40 years old. This is textbook and superb value Fleurie: floral, scented, full of vibrant summer fruits, silky and elegant. Gamay Beaujolais, France