Miss Vicky’s Fleurie

I’m continuing the Women in Wine series with Anne-Victoire Jocteur Monrozier, the Beaujolais-bred wine ambassador better known by her oenophile fans as Miss Vicky.

Daughter of Gilles Monrozier, winemaker at Château des Moriers, Miss Vicky has brought a brilliance for branding to her family’s winemaking operation. She’s done some excellent wine writing, launched a powerful social media campaign, and contributed to the creation of some absolutely beautiful Beaujolais. Château des Moriers, Mme Monrozier’s family estate, is based in Fleurie, the northernmost of the ten Crus of Beaujolais, where red wines are made from the Gamay grape. Miss Vicky’s wine lineup include Beaujolais Nouveau, Beaujolais Villages, Mâcon, Provence, and Bordeaux, but it’s her Fleurie I’ll be drinking tonight.

“Fleur,” French for flower, is an apt descriptor for Miss Vicky’s Fleurie, which, with dark floral tones commanding the bouquet and palate, is a wine representative of its appellation. I pick up dried violets and rose petals on the nose. The palate, while predominantly floral, also offers notes of red peppercorn, cured leather, and ripe strawberry. Miss Vicky’s Fleurie is light-bodied, with soft tannins; I would pair it with duck à l’orange, tuna steak, or anything involving balsamic vinaigrette.

Check out Miss Vicky online at http://missvickywine.com/en/home/