The INAO official denied the Beaujolais AOC to this wine from Monsieur Debrize, as he chose not to chapitalize and the wine came in at only 11.3 percent octane. It is (or was, as these may well be the vines that are now buried under an autoroute) made from pre-phylloxera vines that range from one hundred and twenty to one hundred and fifty years of age. The wine is excellent, offering up a vibrant and tangy nose of red and black cherries, nutskin, a beautiful base of soil tones, a touch of woodsmoke and a bit of botanicals in the upper register. On the palate the wine is medium-bodied, complex and tangy, with lovely transparency, fine focus and very good grip on the long finish. This is on the lean side, but intensely flavored and packing plenty of complexity. (Drink between 2015-2025)