95 points La Revue du Vin de France: "With a slight local accent, an enveloping hand and a joyful expression, Jean-Louis Dutraive embodies a generation that has learned, then passed on. His endearing sensitivity allows him to give birth to exceptional cuvées where the finesse of the fruit competes with the elegance of the sunny terroirs of Fleurie. Vinified with indigenous yeasts, long macerations, barrel aging but also organic and a minimal use, even non-existent, of sulfur, his wines are models of purity. If they can, once decanted, be drunk young, it is after five years that they dispense the nobility of their terroir... Champagne is slender, grandiose, with velvety tannins, deliciously reminiscent of candied cherries. (2022)"
Importer notes: "Outside of the 'Clos de la Grand Coeur' and further down the hill about 300 meters you will find Jean-Louis’ 'Champagne' vineyard. This pink granite soil is very shallow and gently sloped. The granite 'roche mare' is only about 20-30 centimeters below. It is considered to be one of the finest terroirs in all of Fleurie. It is hard not to be completely charmed by this wine. The range of sweet, soft red berries and red flowers that decorate this pretty wine immerge immediately upon opening. If you can make it past the first 20 minutes without slugging this one down, more complexities immerge a piece at a time, transitioning the wine in the palate from a sappy, smooth texture to one of hot iron, iodine and graphite. The vineyard's acidic soils seemingly convert this high-toned, sweet wine into something ultimately salty and savory. It is one of the smallest cuvées and also usually the most sought-after. The only problem with it is that it could be the fastest 750 milliliters of wine you’ve ever drunk. All of Jean-Louis’ wines are made with whole clusters, zero extraction and natural fermentations. They are made from a combination of nearly perfect farming and zen-like observation. The elevage of this wine is 100% in futs de chene (barrel)."
Importer notes: "Outside of the 'Clos de la Grand Coeur' and further down the hill about 300 meters you will find Jean-Louis’ 'Champagne' vineyard. This pink granite soil is very shallow and gently sloped. The granite 'roche mare' is only about 20-30 centimeters below. It is considered to be one of the finest terroirs in all of Fleurie. It is hard not to be completely charmed by this wine. The range of sweet, soft red berries and red flowers that decorate this pretty wine immerge immediately upon opening. If you can make it past the first 20 minutes without slugging this one down, more complexities immerge a piece at a time, transitioning the wine in the palate from a sappy, smooth texture to one of hot iron, iodine and graphite. The vineyard's acidic soils seemingly convert this high-toned, sweet wine into something ultimately salty and savory. It is one of the smallest cuvées and also usually the most sought-after. The only problem with it is that it could be the fastest 750 milliliters of wine you’ve ever drunk. All of Jean-Louis’ wines are made with whole clusters, zero extraction and natural fermentations. They are made from a combination of nearly perfect farming and zen-like observation. The elevage of this wine is 100% in futs de chene (barrel)."
| Product SKU | 339559 |
| Producer | grand' cour (dutraive) |
| Country | France |
| Region | Beaujolais |
| Varietal | Gamay |
| Vintage | 2020 |
| Size | 750ml |
| Color | Red |
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