Domaine Valma, Fleurie Lieu-Dît 'Les Rangs Tard' 2022 Rare Francia often surprises down the

Francia often surprises down the road

graphite and baking spice

with that hint of skinsy tannic grip that we all want here

This ain't your usual Cali Chard

There's some serious herbal notes kicking along here

Domaine Valma, Fleurie Lieu-Dît 'Les Rangs Tard' 2022 Rare Francia often surprises down thePlace: Beaujolais, France Grape: Gamay Vibe: Free Flowing Rangs Tard is a section of the Les Labourons that ripens a bit later, and therefore goes into this separate bottling. The average vine age is older too, most planted in the 50's at very high density and the remainder in the early 2000's at slightly lower but still high density. This is anything but dense, it's actually a dream. You do get the concentration and anise dusted aromatic character