Chateau Pierre-Bise Coteaux du Layon Quarte de Chaume 2016 500ml lenswood Planted in 2004 with this

Planted in 2004 with this particular clone

Stylistically straddling Burgundy and Barolo - soft and juicy at front leading into wonderful old-vine fruit tannin

'traditional' Beaujolais and one of the most succulent

the older vines translate to more character

but put them all together and they are sensational

Chateau Pierre-Bise Coteaux du Layon Quarte de Chaume 2016 500ml lenswood Planted in 2004 with thisThe south west orientation of the vines in the Coteaux du Layon, combined with the natural morning mists that come off the Layon leads to a natural onset of botrytis. Winemaker Claude Papin harvests continually over two months, taking only the grapes that are at their peak of botrytisation on each of several passes that he makes for each row of vines. He then naturally ferments as slowly as possible, without the addition of sugar, in order to keep as