Yvon Métras
Le Printemps Fleurie Gamay
Fleurie, Beaujolais, Burgundy, France
This is fantastic. Just dusted granite at first but following the fruit and pure country smells develop beautifully: dew on the trees, fresh picked berries, manure. Piercing tart cherry and sour, mashed, fermenting fruit, and floral scents. Then the palate has the sweetness of cherry candy. Anise. Nutmeg. Long flavors. Completely transparent, all the sediment has settled out. Just beautiful. This is how natural wine should be.
This is fantastic. Just dusted granite at first but following the fruit and pure country smells develop beautifully: dew on the trees, fresh picked berries, manure. Piercing tart cherry and sour, mashed, fermenting fruit, and floral scents. Then the palate has the sweetness of cherry candy. Anise. Nutmeg. Long flavors. Completely transparent, all the sediment has settled out. Just beautiful. This is how natural wine should be.
Dec 20th, 2021A little springtime flower patch poking through the wintry weather tonight. Blue and red, musky, floral, crunchy and tart. Not heavy or overripe like other ‘18s I’ve had; drinks like a fleurie. You might call it a...wait for it...snow fleurie. 😎 Ok I apologize
A little springtime flower patch poking through the wintry weather tonight. Blue and red, musky, floral, crunchy and tart. Not heavy or overripe like other ‘18s I’ve had; drinks like a fleurie. You might call it a...wait for it...snow fleurie. 😎 Ok I apologize
Feb 7th, 2021Light framed, pure, just-ripe, blue and red-fruited, a bit minty and herbal. Almost ethereal and excellent on night one. Overnight developed some mousiness on the finish.
Light framed, pure, just-ripe, blue and red-fruited, a bit minty and herbal. Almost ethereal and excellent on night one. Overnight developed some mousiness on the finish.
Dec 18th, 2020
Juicy; Sour cherry, tart red fruit and flowers. Funky but pretty crushable.
Juicy; Sour cherry, tart red fruit and flowers. Funky but pretty crushable.
Oct 12th, 2020Way out on the edge of Brettiness.
Way out on the edge of Brettiness.
Feb 29th, 2020
Took an afternoon for the natural to blow off and then...voluminous intensity of fruit and texture. Métras is magic. 2018 is magic.
Took an afternoon for the natural to blow off and then...voluminous intensity of fruit and texture. Métras is magic. 2018 is magic.
Dec 27th, 2019
Opened overnight. Still full of energy, red fruited and earthy, but finishes with that bean-like character I associate with "natural-wines-that-went-over-the-edge-
after-too-much-air". Still a nice drink if you can get past that bean element. Would be nice to see it a day prior.
Opened overnight. Still full of energy, red fruited and earthy, but finishes with that bean-like character I associate with "natural-wines-that-went-over-the-edge-
after-too-much-air". Still a nice drink if you can get past that bean element. Would be nice to see it a day prior.
More Metras. Pretty, slightly funky, joyous fruit
More Metras. Pretty, slightly funky, joyous fruit
Mar 22nd, 2019
Reductive funk on opening recedes pretty quickly after decanting. Few hours later the fruit is of the serious black kind & laced with wood spice. Sour cherry and blackcurrant but with dominant notes of black liquorice sticks, hickory, dandelion & burdock, damson & black tea on the nose. Palate has good concentration and structure with dusty but firm tannins (for Bojo), this may be from young vines but should really benefit from some time in bottle. (5+years) Palate shows inky black cherry and blackcurrant fruit that leans slightly more towards the savoury end of the scale. Less complex than the nose, hopefully will open out with time in bottle.
Reductive funk on opening recedes pretty quickly after decanting. Few hours later the fruit is of the serious black kind & laced with wood spice. Sour cherry and blackcurrant but with dominant notes of black liquorice sticks, hickory, dandelion & burdock, damson & black tea on the nose. Palate has good concentration and structure with dusty but firm tannins (for Bojo), this may be from young vines but should really benefit from some time in bottle. (5+years) Palate shows inky black cherry and blackcurrant fruit that leans slightly more towards the savoury end of the scale. Less complex than the nose, hopefully will open out with time in bottle.
Dec 26th, 2018