Beaujolais: top-scoring Fleurie 2018 wines

See the full Beaujolais 2018 cru vintage report

Individual cru analysis and top-scoring wines for:

Moulin-à-Vent | Morgan | Brouilly & Côte de Brouilly | St-Amour, Régnié, Juliénas and Chénas

Fleurie 2018

Looking at the 2018 vintage in Beaujolais there is plenty to celebrate with many of the region’s Crus producing outstanding wines after a hot, dry growing season.

Fleurie along with and Brouilly offered softer, fragrant and appealing wines in 2018, albeit with more variability.

Fleurie in the north of the Beaujolais region has 822 hectares of vines, most of which – some 90% – are planted on pink granite soils.

Geographically it boasts steep hillsides and vineyards at elevation, and typically produces elegant wines with punchy fruit and floral aromas and flavours.

The most well-known Beaujolais cru, Fleurie is approachable and often characterised by floral, perfumed notes. On the palate Fleurie is often soft, a bit lighter in style, with juicy, dark fruit character and full of immediate pleasure. Where pink-granite dominates the wines are more floral, whilst those on richer clay soils carry more depth and weight. Although not the most ageworthy Cru, some serious wines are now being produced.’

Top producers include:

• Clos de Roilette
• Julian Sunier
• Domaine des Marrans

See Andy Howard MW’s top Fleurie 2018 wines

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