Domaine de la Tour du Bief 'Hauts de la Rochelle' Moulin-à-Vent Beaujolais AC Gamay 2010 1999 integrity and length of Yarra

integrity and length of Yarra Valley chardonnays as good as this that show the limitations of warmer regions' wines

The palate has striking acidity that floods in early with plenty of citrus-dominant flavours and then chisels in tight

roasted hazelnut and a balanced gloss of classy oak

Forget the variety (which I defy anyone to pick blind)

Domaine de la Tour du Bief 'Hauts de la Rochelle' Moulin-à-Vent Beaujolais AC Gamay 2010 1999 integrity and length of Yarra100% Gamay from the terroir 'la Rochelle' of 4. 218 hectares. Below the neighbouring terroir 'les Vrillats', on the top of the appellation at 280m in altitude, 'la Rochelle' is located on the top part of the Vrillats mount south slope. Here the soils are granitic sands, deeper than the Vrillats. This terroir is in the wind's corridor with southern exposure. Hand picked and sorted before destemming 100% of the fruit, then cold soaked for 3 weeks with