Domaine Manoir du Carra Beaujolais Cru Fleurie is made from 100% Gamay grapes coming from the lieu dit "Montee de la Tonne".
The vineyard measures 1.5 hectare and the average age of the vines is 50 years. Yield: 48 hl/ha
Manual harvest; Semi-carbonic maceration for 10-12 days; Aging in Foudre for 3-4 months; Slight filtration.
Intense red color, subtle fruity and floral aromas of violet, berry and cinnamon. Ample in the mouth, fruit flavors. Even better after a few years of cellaring.
Excellent with red and game meats, and cheeses.

"Bright purple.  Intensely floral, perfumed bouquet of blackberry, musky herbs, anise and underbrush.  Sappy and sweet, offering juicy red berry and bitter cherry flavors and firm mineral spine.  Finishes clean and racy, with very good focus and a persistent floral quality."
Stephen Tanzer's International Wine Cellar (Feb 11), 90 pts

"Strawberry jelly aromas are followed by a more stern, mineral wine. The tannins are fine, with an underlying sweet berry fruit. But it does need time, with a density of texture that needs to round out. But worth waiting for."
- Wine Enthusiast, 89 pts

"Lovely, elegant, red cherry aroma and hint of violet. Perfumed palate with good fruit purity; chewy, soft structure, very elegant and promising. Now-2015."
- Decanter (Aug. 2010), 4 stars