What it pairs with
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Rack of lamb with herbed crust
The fuller expression of La Madone suits a showpiece lamb roast. -
Roasted pigeon with lentils
Game bird with earthy accompaniment is a classic match for structured natural Fleurie. -
Aged Mimolette cheese
The nutty, crystalline cheese echoes the wine's depth and length.
History
Named for the hilltop Madonna chapel that overlooks Fleurie, La Madone is Metras's most structured cuvee, drawn from the steepest, most exposed granite parcels at altitude.
- 2003 — La Madone cuvee first produced in a warm vintage showing hillside depth
Facts
- Producer
- Domaine Yvon Metras
- Grapes
- Gamay
- Classification
- Fleurie AOC
- Oak
- Old large oak foudres, longer maceration from La Madone hillside
- ABV
- 13.0%
- Price
- EUR 40-65 at retail
- Drinking window
- 4-12 from vintage
- First vintage
- 2003
- Biodynamic
- Biodynamic Practicing
- Organic
- ORGANIC CERTIFIED
- Vegan
- Yes (no animal-derived fining)