Les Vins de la Madone - Côtes du Forez - La Madone - Rouge - 2023

Wine:

A favorite of the Selection Committee, rated 94/100, the 2023 red Côtes du Forez La Madone is a complete success. This wine offers immediate pleasure, charming with its beauty, freshness, and silky tannins. The nose of red fruits, Burlat cherry, pepper, and slight ashy notes reveals its volcanic origins. Juicy fruit and fine tannins create a balanced, fresh, and remarkably delightful ensemble. A wine of great joy.

Vinification:

Hand harvested, totally destemmed, vatted for 9 days, aged in stainless steel tanks. Light filtration.

Certified organic and biodynamic wine.

Color:

Almost black red with violet highlights.

Nose:

Beautiful aromatic bouquet with notes of juicy red fruit, burlat cherry, pepper and ash.

Palate:

A sublime wine with juicy juice supported by delicate tannins, all on a fresh, well-balanced whole.

Temperature:

Serve between 16 and 18°C.

Food and wine pairing:

Simple meat and fish, vegetable garnish, pan-fried veal onglet with fennel carrot, turnip peas, charcuterie platter.

Cellar aging:

From now until 2029 and beyond for enthusiasts

Driven by Gilles Bonnefoy, Les Vins de la Madone has become the new benchmark for volcanic Loire wines. Situated at the highest point of the river on basalt and granite soils, the vineyard has been managed biodynamically for twenty years, allowing the unique facets of this Forezian terroir to shine through.