Pardon & Fils Juliénas Les Mouilles 2015

Juliénas is one of Beaujolais’ top crus, renowned for richness, spice and floral hints. The Pardon brothers’ Les Mouilles is a single plot of old vines just above the village, and their pride and joy. Schist and granite soils and a south facing aspect ensure grapes ripen to perfection with a lovely balance of bright fruit and firm structure. The Pardons prune their vines hard to keep yields to a flavour enhancing minimum and undertake a rigorous selection of bunches at harvest time. And in 2015 this attention to detail rewarded the brothers with Gold at London’s International Wine Challenge. Try chilling for 30 minutes to enhance the wine’s enticing cherry spice character before serving with coq au vin, gammon or soft creamy cheeses.