2022 Pierre-Marie Chermette Fleurie Poncie [JG95][WE92]

Producer: Pierre-Marie Chermette 
Region: Fleurie, Beaujolais, Burgundy, France 
Varietal: Gamay 
Year: 2022 

John Gilman, 95 Points 

"As I mentioned last year, Poncié is a lieu à dit situated up on the steepest section of hillside vineyards in Fleurie, with the Chermettes’ vines now more than forty years of age.. The 2022 Poncié is a breathtakingly beautiful example of this stunning vintage, with the bouquet soaring from the glass in a complex blend of sappy plums, red and black cherries, pomegranate, a touch of fresh nutmeg, woodsmoke, pigeon, granitic soil tones, fresh thyme and a pungent topnote of violets. On the palate the wine is deep, full-bodied, precise and tangy, with a sappy core of fruit, beautiful soil signature and grip, ripe, buried tannins and stunning length and grip on the complex and impeccably balanced finish. This is utterly brilliant Fleurie! It is still a young wine and will be more complete with five to ten years’ worth of bottle age, but it is certainly quite accessible already and hardly a crime to open a bottle in this beautiful first blush of youth." 

Wine Enthusiast, 92 Points 

"This Fleurie has oomph and stamina. Deep purple in color, the wine has a nose of black raspberry, black plum and dried red cherry. Concentrated black fruit reveals itself on the midpalate followed by a sprinkling of red fruit. Drink now, but it will continue to improve with age through 2028." 

Alcohol: 13.5% 

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