Arnaud Combier Fleurie 2022
(Beaujolais, France) - [JD 93] [VM 90]

About the Winery:
From a winegrowing family, Arnaud Combier has been making natural wines in Burgundy for over twenty years. After working in his own domain and multiplying collaborations, he is now developing an activity as a wine merchant-breeder. Arnaud insists on the transparency of his methods, the volumes he produces and his partners. And his desire to offer wines that are certainly natural but at a fair price, he knows that the expensive prices of these wines often scare away potential wine lovers. What he wants is to succeed in lasting and nothing will be done without sincerity. Because this is how we can create a social fabric, perpetuate the vineyards and accompany the transitions towards healthy and living soils.

About this Wine:

VINEYARDS

3 hectares of 45-year-old vines in the lieux dit “Montgenas”. Organically farmed (in 3rd year of organic conversion). Granite soils.

APPELLATION

AOP Fleurie

VITICULTURE

From 45-year-old vines with classic “en Gobelet” training. Manual harvest. Yields of 1.87 tons/acre.

WINEMAKING

Whole-cluster fermentation with native yeasts. Semi-Carbonic maceration. No enzymes/sulfites/additions in vinfication. 7-14 days on the skins then matured on the fine lees in concrete tanks. Bottled with a touch of sulfur.

ALCOHOL

13.5%

TASTING NOTES

A layered and silky-smooth wine with well-defined black-cherry and toasted spice aromas. A core of ripe (yet very fresh) black-fruit dominates an expansive palate that ends with a long, lasting finish.

SERVE WITH

A versatile food-wine that is approachable on its own. Especially good with boldly flavored dishes like Lacquered Duck, Moo Shu Pork, Bulgogi

Ratings & Reviews

93 Points - Jeb Dunnuck:
"The 2022 Fleurie brings ample richness and depth, with ripe black cherry and blackberry fruits as well as notes of violets, peppery herbs, woodsmoke, and damp earth. Rich, beautifully textured, and medium to full-bodied, with ripe tannins, this brilliant Fleurie is going to evolve for 7-8 years if well stored. (Drink between 2023-2031)" (Aug 2023)

90 Points - Vinous Media:
"The 2022 Fleurie manages to retain freshness with candied orange peel and cherry liqueur. The palate is medium-bodied with fine tannins and crisp acidity, vivid red cherries and strawberries emerging on the precise finish. Give it just a few months in bottle. (Drink between 2025-2030)" - Neal Martin (Apr 2024)

89 Points - James Suckling:
"This is a fresh and citrusy Fleurie with strawberry, earth and citrus pith aromas. It’s medium-bodied, bright and crunchy." (Jan 2024)