DOMAINE DE LA MADONE BEAUJOLAIS VILLAGES 'PERREON' 2023

Steep decomposed pink granite at 450 meters elevation, with slopes running 30 to 40 degrees — too severe for tractors — frames the Le Perréon site where Domaine de la Madone's old vines have grown for 50 or more years, many surpassing 75. Brothers Olivier and Bruno Bererd farm organically, hand-harvesting every cluster on terrain that mirrors neighboring cru Fleurie. Fermented with indigenous yeast and aged in tank and concrete, this 2023 Gamay delivers fragrant red cherry, crushed violets, and a silky mineral finish that reads well above its Beaujolais-Villages appellation.