GRANDES MISES
JULIÉNAS 2021
Grape varietal
100% Gamay Noir with white juice.
Tasting notes
Intense ruby red colour with violets hues.
The delicate nose shows aromas of red fruits and spices.
A nice mineral wine in the mouth, well-bodied with a real structure and velvety tannins.
Serving suggestions
To be served between 15 and 18°C. (59-64°F.)
Food and wine pairing
This wine is perfect with traditional dishes, particularly poultry in sauce such as coq au vin, but also chicken with morel mushrooms, red meats and fat cheeses.
Ageing potential
Origins
The vineyards of Juliénas are, with Saint-Amour, the northern cru of the Beaujolais area, in the very South of Burgundy. They spread over the villages of Juliénas, Jullié, Emeringes and Pruzilly.
Terroir
The Juliénas cru peaks at 466m. Its slopes, often greater than 15%, contain very little granite. The main parent materials of the Juliénas soils are essentially composed of Diorites, hard bluish rocks with clearly visible crystals, microdiorites with a thinner paste and dark, more schistose formations. This is the vintage where the surface texture is the most clayey (15% on average).
Vine and soil
Vineyard age: 48 years old.
Yield: 56 hectoliters per hectar
A rigorous plot selection is made on 2 partners estates.
Vines are planted on varied soils made of deep siliceous rocks, stony soils with ancient alluvium and deep altered granite. They are pruned « en gobelet » and "cordon". They are managed with substainable farming methods.
Vinification and maturing
Harvest started on the Julienas plots on September 2021, the 23rd.
The harvest was collected by our partner-growers, and then placed in a concrete vat by gravity.
“Burgundy-style” vinification, the grapes were 100% whole bunches. The fermentation maceration lasted 15-18 days with cap-punching, over-pumping and racking.
The wine was then aged 8 months in tank on fine lies.
Light filtration before bottling.
21 000 bottles in total.
Vintage : 2021
A very small harvest but a success !
The harvest 2021 was spread out over three weeks and finished around October 6th in vineyards with later ripening.
First tastings revealed very fruity, fine, elegant, flattering and soft wines.
Awards
- July 2023 : Gold medal - Concours international du Gamay
- April 2022 : Gold medal - CONCOURS DES GRANDS VINS DE FRANCE - MÂCON
