Monnet Julienas Vieilles Vignes 2020

Jean-Marc Monnet is a very small producer making traditionally styled Beaujolais, juicy and exuberant. No oak, no cellaring required — just pure, fruit-forward, old school Beaujolais.

The fruit in Monnet’s Juliénas is darker and its intensity greater than the Chiroubles. Fine-grained tannins provide support and the wine persists on the palate nicely. This is a fuller, more serious Beaujolais with excellent balance. Monnet’s style gives both ripe fruit and approachable tannin.