Dm. de Vernus Chiroubles Beaujolais 2019

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Domaine de Vernus is a young estate (founded 2019) in Regnie-Durette, Beaujolais, owned by Frederic Jametton with consulting winemaker Guillaume Rouget (son of Emmanuel Rouget); old goblet-trained vines, chemical-free farming, low yields. This Chiroubles comes from the Verbomet and Chatenay parcels (50-60 year old vines, 425m altitude, shallow granite soils); hand-harvested, 100% destemmed, cold maceration, natural fermentation with indigenous yeast over three weeks, aged 10 months in oak.