Jean Foillard, Fleurie, 2011 AFKAT_2024 A rare California Chenin from

A rare California Chenin from a historic site

but with enough finesse to highlight the grape’s more elegant side

Decant or carafe in youth

and the unusually thoughtful farming have all produced a wine that has aged with grace and grown into earthy

The southeast exposition makes for wines with generous fruit but taut structure

Jean Foillard, Fleurie, 2011 AFKAT_2024 A rare California Chenin fromJean Foillard helped redefine what Cru Beaujolais could be one of Kermit Lynch's "Gang of Four" who traded sugary Nouveau for living, low intervention wine. His Fleurie is the floral, perfumed counterpoint to his Morgons: old vine Gamay on pink granite, semi carbonic fermentation, native yeast, minimal sulfur. The 2011 is a back vintage bottle from a private collection, drinking in a mellow, mature register today. It leans more toward dried fruit and