The 2022 cuvée is a blend two different parcels within the Chénas appellation: ‘En Papolet’ and ‘En Perelles’. The former is filled with decomposed pink granite, shallow poor soils, whereas the latter display deeper alluvial soils and Manganese clay. The grapes are hand harvested in whole bunches, undergoing 15 days of a semi-carbonic maceration (20 days liquid phase fermentation. Fruit from both parcels is vinified separately and aged in enamel coated stainless steel tanks. Both wines are then blended and bottling takes place in April following the harvest.

Rose petal, red currant, delicate floral note, with hints of lifting spicy grapefruit on the finish. The fruit is crunchy and pure. Very elegant, perfumed and lots of energy.

Obora

Angela Quiblier and Hugo Foizel met while studying oenology at Dijon. After working together at Domaine des Jeunes Pousses, they came together to create the winery Obora, based in Chenas, Beaujolais,

Hugo was born in Aube, Champagne, in the heart of the Côte des Bar. He passed the Advanced Vocational Diploma (BTS) in viticulture oenology through an apprenticeship in Champagne, then continued his studies to obtain the oenology diploma. He has had multiple professional experiences, including at Domaine de Terrebrune in Bandol, then at Domaine de la Romanée Conti and at Domaine Comte Georges de Vogüé in Burgundy.

Angela started her studies in Canada in Food Science and came back to France to learn oenology. Originally from Jura, she discovered the wine world thanks to Stephane Tissot. Her professional experiences with Mrs Lalou Bize Leroy at Domaine Leroy, then at the Hospices de Beaune with Ludivine Griveau, and finally with Thibault Liger-Belair, have allowed her to understand the link between a wine grower and their vines, and its wines.

The name Obora comes from a combination of their birthplaces and where they make wine — Aube, Beaujolais and Jura.

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