Jean Foillard Fleurie 2024 CS20230929 and that offbeat spirit runs

and that offbeat spirit runs through the wine

then rested one year in Slavonian oak barrels (25–50 hectoliters) and French oak (750 liters)

J600 is a blend of R(h)ums from Barbados

and clay soils give it that explosive terroir expression

offering assertive yet soft tannins and a clean

Jean Foillard Fleurie 2024 CS20230929 and that offbeat spirit runsJean Foillard needs no introduction, but here is one anyway: he is one of the Gang of Four, the Beaujolais growers who followed Jules Chauvet back toward old vines, native yeasts, minimal sulfur and no shortcuts, and in doing so rewrote what the region could be. Morgon is his home ground, but Fleurie is the cru people reach for when they want perfume, and Foillard's is exactly that, the most lifted and floral wine in his lineup rather than the most