Marine Descombe Fleurie 2023 CS20230718 with a faint salty edge

with a faint salty edge that reminds you the vines aren't far from the water

the firm spine that defines this commune

Refreshing on its own and doubly refreshing in a spritz

start to finish

and espresso

Marine Descombe Fleurie 2023 CS20230718 with a faint salty edgeOf the ten Beaujolais crus, Fleurie has long been the most romanticized granite, pink tinged soils, and a knack for producing Gamay with the silk and perfume of fine Burgundy. Marine Descombe's take leans into that florality. The 2023 is supple and aromatic, all violets and crushed raspberry, with the kind of weightless, perfumed lift that Fleurie does better than anywhere else. A reminder that this woman, who became the first female winemaker on