Domaine de la Grand'Cour La Part des Grives 2022

Domaine de la Grand'Cour La Part des Grives 2022

Jean-Louis Dutraive
$47.00

Grape: Gamay
Vintage: 2022
Type: Red

This small-production red wine comes from select organic parcels in Fleurie, blended to capture an aromatic, fruit-driven expression of gamay. Winemaker Jean-Louis Dutraive monitors a native fermentation in concrete vats, focusing on structural stability and natural acid retention without adjustments. The grapes are fermented whole-cluster using indigenous wild yeasts, minimizing physical cellar manipulation. The wine ages in a precise selection of neutral French oak barriques to encourage a slow integration of fruit components.

It pours a bright ruby-garnet color, releasing expressive aromas of ripe raspberry, dark cherry, and delicate peony blossoms. On the palate, a medium-bodied frame balances a fleshy, supple mouthfeel with a firm line of fine-grained tannins. Succulent flavors of red plum and strawberry blend smoothly with savory undertones of black tea and forest floor. A clean, driving acidity runs through the mid-palate, keeping the profile fresh. It finishes dry, leaving a mouthwatering mineral trace.

Jean-Louis Dutraive is the fourth-generation vigneron behind Domaine de la Grand'Cour in Fleurie, one of the benchmark estates for naturally made Beaujolais. His family holdings include old vines in Fleurie, Brouilly and Brouilly's neighboring crus, with the core of the domaine centered on organically farmed vineyards around the Grand'Cour property. Dutraive's wines are made with native yeasts, whole clusters, long semi-carbonic fermentations and very little sulfur, giving them the lifted aromatics and silky structure that make Fleurie feel both delicate and complete. They are transparent wines, but never fragile, full of red fruit, flowers and granite energy.