2023 Laura Lardy Gourde A Gamay, Beaujolais-Villages, Burgundy, France

A Beaujolais natural red wine with berry fruit aromas and notes of herbs. Medium-bodied with acidity and tannins that follow suit. There are flavors of red berries and bramble fruit. Followed by subtle notes of herbal tea, and forest floor, finishing with a salty-minerality.

Laura Lardy is the owner and winemaker and is the 4th generation of a Beaujolais winemaking family; both Laura’s father Lucien and brother Yohan make wines under their own names as well. She takes care of the vineyards rented from her father, which she started to convert to organics the moment she took them over in 2017. Most of her Gamay vines are quite old, and Laura enjoys how they express the diverse nature of the soils in the different crus she works with (Morgon, Fleurie, Chénas, Moulin á Vent)