Clos de la Roilette - Fleurie Cuvée Tardive (750ml) available at Wayne Bottle King in Wayne, NJ

Clos de la Roilette - Fleurie Cuvée Tardive (750ml) available at Wayne Bottle King in Wayne, NJ

Vivid ruby. Spice-accented red and dark berries on the perfumed nose, along with smoky mineral and floral accents. Sappy, penetrating raspberry and boysenberry.

Clos de la Roilette - Fleurie 2023 available at The Wine Merchant - Cincinnati, Oh in Cincinnati, Oh

From one of the great crus of the region, this Fleurie has much more in common with great Burgundy than typical Beaujolais Nouveau. With concentrated aromas of blueberries, sour cherries, and…

Alain Coudert is admits honestly, The label is not so beautiful. But, it is a history of ours. Straddling the line between Moulin-A-Vent and Fleurie, Alain.

Clos de la Roilette - Fleurie Cuvee Tardive 2023 (750ml) available at WineWorks in Marlton, NJ

2023 is an excellent vintage for Alain Coudert, reminiscent of the ripeness of 2022 but nicely balanced thanks to just enough rain in mid-summer. The wine shows aromas of black cherry, pomegranate…

From 50-year-old vines on heavy clay soils with relatively little granite and quite a lot of the iron-like mineral manganese. The farming is sustainable.

2023 Clos de la Roilette - Fleurie (750ml) available at Manhattan Wine Company in New York, NY

Winemaker Notes From vines around 40 years old and up, on heavy clay soils with relatively little granite and quite a lot of the iron-like mineral manganese. The farming is sustainable or lutte…

2022 Clos de la Roilette - Fleurie Cuvee Tardive (750ml) available at Manhattan Wine Company in New York, NY

Perfumed aromas of cherries, cassis, and sweet spice. Some richness on the palate, with fine-grained tannins and juicy acidity. Finish is long and lingering.

(Pre-Arrival) We have had the pleasure of tasting every vintage of Alain Coudert's "Cuvée Tardive since it's creation in 1994 (or was it 1995?) and the 2023 is certainly one of the best! This was…