Marine Descombe Julienas 2020 CS20231026 Seventy-year-old Mencía vines planted on

Seventy-year-old Mencía vines planted on schist at 450 meters yield wines of remarkable purity and vibrancy

grown on the schist that gives the wine its name and its spine

vinified and fermented in wood

with red berries

A pure grain genever distilled from a fermented mash of rye and malted barley

Marine Descombe Julienas 2020 CS20231026 Seventy-year-old Mencía vines planted onJulienas sits at the northern edge of the Beaujolais crus, where the soils shift from granite to a complex patchwork of schist and blue stone. Marine Descombe's 2020 is deeper toned and a little more savory than her Fleurie or Morgon perfumed raspberry and red currant up front, with hints of black tea, dried herbs, and slightly grippy tannins giving the wine real cut. Five years on, it's hitting a sweet spot: still bright, but with the secondary notes