Georges Descombes Regnie 2023 agrapart she lets the grape do

she lets the grape do what it does best: bright red fruit

The winemaking is old-school and unfussy: fully destemmed

The old winery and tavern they built is still onsite and the old vines made it past the 100-year mark before being replaced in 1993

classically Pessac in profile — fine tannins

Georges Descombes Regnie 2023 agrapart she lets the grape doPossibly the most underrated of the truly great Beaujolais producers, Georges Descombes works alongside the Gang of Four crowd around Marcel Lapierre. His Regnie is the perfumed and exotic cru in his lineup all high toned red fruit, florals, and lift, made the same way as his serious bottlings: ambient yeasts, semi carbonic, only a tiny bit of sulfur. Organic, transparent, and brilliantly drinkable. A killer house red with soul to spare.