Vintage Character Domaine des Nugues Fleurie 2023 is a Cru Beaujolais from the Fleurie appellation, one of the region’s most fragrant and refined expressions of Gamay. The 2023 vintage in Beaujolais benefited from a warm growing season and healthy fruit, giving wines with generous ripeness balanced by the freshness that keeps Fleurie lifted and precise. Here, the appellation’s hallmark pink granite and sandy, well-drained soils help shape a wine of aromatic finesse rather than weight, a style that makes Fleurie especially prized for its floral charm and silky texture.
Tasting Profile & Food Pairing On the nose, this wine shows bright red cherry, wild strawberry and raspberry, layered with violet, peony and a touch of white pepper. The palate is supple and lively, with juicy berry fruit, fine tannins and a graceful, medium-bodied frame that carries into a fresh, delicately mineral finish. Its combination of perfume and energy makes it especially versatile at the table: try it with roast chicken and herbs, grilled salmon, or mushroom risotto.
Winery Background Domaine des Nugues is a family estate in northern Beaujolais, established in 1976 and now led by Gilles Gelin, who has earned a strong reputation for transparent, terroir-focused wines. The domaine is known for sustainable viticulture, including HVE certification, careful vineyard work and parcel-by-parcel attention to ripeness and balance. In the cellar, the approach favors traditional Beaujolais methods, including semi-carbonic maceration for purity and perfume, with restrained élevage designed to preserve the expressive fruit and granite-born elegance that define the estate’s best cuvées.