JULIÉNAS 2021
Grape varietal
100% Black Gamay (with white juice).
Tasting notes
Colour: deep and intense ruby dress.
Nose: generous bouquet of flowers (peony...) and fruits (redcurrant, raspberry, wild strawberry).
Palate: It is a structured and balanced wine with a nice length on the palate.
Serving suggestions
Serve ideally at a temperature situated between 12 and 15°C. (53-59°F.).
Food and wine pairing
An elegant companion to meals, such as a great steak, fine pork and obviously the “Coq au vin” of Juliénas.
Ageing potential
Ready to drink but might be kept until 3 to 5 years.
Terroir
Juliénas, which according to etymology, takes its name from Julius Caesar, is located at the northern gateway to the Beaujolais Vineyard, at the crossroads of two kingdoms: the ending of Gamay and the emerging of Chardonnay.
The Juliénas terroir is made up to the west of lean and arid granite soils, infiltrated with veins of manganese and porphyries which, towards the east, give way to formations of the secondary era, ancient alluvium, deeper soils and more clayey.
Vinification and maturing
Harvest: manual.
Wine making: the harvest, on the arrival at the cuverie is handled in different ways, with grape-bunches with the lowest yields being de-stemmed. That allows for longer macerations with the extraction of gentle tannins, giving better complexity.
Ageing: in vats.
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
