2019 Yvon Métras 'Fleurie Vieilles Vignes' Gamay Noir chardy The Guinaudeau family have introduced

The Guinaudeau family have introduced of many of the same vineyard techniques as their Château Lafleur in Pomerol

A Syzygy (rhymes with 'synergy') is an alignment of celestial objects

driving acidity

Savoie (“Sav-wah”) has long flown under the radar

it delivers piercing acidity

2019 Yvon Métras 'Fleurie Vieilles Vignes' Gamay Noir chardy The Guinaudeau family have introducedAlthough commonly regarded as the finest living vigneron in Beaujolais, Yvon Mtras remains surprisingly elusive, and much less visible than contemporaries like Foillard, Lapierre, or Breton. His wines rarely leave Europe, and when they do they are fiercely allocated. An enigmatic figure who famously refused to export to the US (too much paperwork), and keeps the finer details of his winemaking closely under wraps, Mtras nonetheless casts a long shadow