Barton & Guestier Beaujolais Villages Grand Bouquet 2016 sku_2100560 Le Clos du Roi is

Le Clos du Roi is in essence a wine to keep for ageing

hitherto known mainly for the production of Soave

It is not cloying or heavy

with aging of 20 months in French oak barrels

Barton & Guestier Beaujolais Villages Grand Bouquet 2016 sku_2100560 Le Clos du Roi isTraditional Beaujolais vinification methods are used: whole uncrushed bunches of grapes are put into vats allowing intracellular fermentation to begin inside each individual grape. A long maceration period of 8 days and several "delestages are used to extract additional fruit flavors and structure. After alcoholic fermentation, malolactic fermentation takes place in the tank. The wines are then blended, fined and filtered prior to bottling.