Louis-Claude Desvignes L'Aube a Javernieres

A quietly expressive, mineral-leaning Gamay that opens with tart red cherry, alpine strawberry, and rose petal, layered with iron filings, damp stone, and a faint herbal lift. The palate is slender but focused, built around crunchy red fruit and a savory, stony core rather than overt flesh, with fine, chalk-dust tannins and a cool, linear line of acidity carrying it through. Subtle earth and pepper emerge with air, finishing dry, precise, and lightly saline. A thoughtful, morning-light Beaujolais—more about tension and terroir than charm, and all the more compelling for it.