2022 Domaine du Clos du Fief Juliénas Cuvée Tradition

WINEMAKER: Michel & Sylvain Tête
REGION: Beaujolais, FR
VARIETY: Gamay
VITICULTURE: Organic

This wine features a complex bouquet of raspberries, mulberries, rose petals, and wet stone. The palate is supple, with a juicy core of red fruit that is bright and endlessly delicious. The silky texture completes the package for this gorgeously pure and lifted Juliénas.

Domaine du Clos du Fief is run by the father-son team of Michel and Sylvain Tête. This is a rare 4th generation Cru estate in Juliénas and Jullié, based at the far Northwest sector of Beaujolais. The vines are grown on the high altitude hillsides of Juliénas and Jullié with their roots in granite rich soil. Michel took over in 1978 after studying in Beaune, where he learned many techniques that he now uses on his own wines to great acclaim. Sylvain returned to work with his father in 2014 and they produce wines that use traditional methods as well as bringing modern techniques to move with the times. In the vineyards they have low yields and use meticulous farming methods that together with their winemaking results in serious and mouthwatering examples of terroir driven reds.