2019 Domaine Philippe Viet, Rgni Haute-Ronze ‘Mosaque, Beaujolais, France

Philippe Viets Mosaque cuve comes from select 50 year old vines in Rgnis Haute-Ronze terroir Rgnis beloved terroir sitting just above 300 meters in elevation with soils loaded with granitic sand and gravel, as well as various deposits of clay. Viet follows the same methodology in processing for the Mosaque as he does for his standard Haute-Ronze bottling up until elevage whole bunch fermentation in concrete with no added sulfurs, 17 day maceration with extremely gentle pressing afterwards however, the select vines are then aged in a roughly 2:1 mix of sandstone amphora and stainless steel tank. The results show just deep the wines of Rgni can go, here the giving fruits of Rgni turn black, tinged with licorice, ripe acids and surprising length.