2023 Domaine Jean Foillard Fleurie, Beaujolais, France - 1.5L MAG
ABOUT THIS WINE:
This 2023 Fleurie is crafted from old-vine Gamay planted on pink granite soils in the high-elevation lieu-dit of La Madone, one of the most iconic vineyard sites in Fleurie. The wine offers a vibrant aromatic profileâfresh-picked berries, rose petals, and crushed stonesâsupported by a palate thatâs supple, fine-boned, and energetic. Fermentation occurs with native yeasts and whole-cluster fruit, followed by aging in used Burgundian barrels, allowing the wine's purity and terroir to shine without oak interference. Jean Foillardâs non-interventionist approachâorganic farming, minimal sulfur, no fining or filtrationâshows in the wine's precision and transparency. Ideal with roasted duck, mushroom dishes, or a simply grilled trout.
ABOUT THIS PRODUCER:
Jean and AgnĂšs Foillard took over his fatherâs domaine in 1980. The biggest part of their vineyards are planted on the CĂŽte du Py, the famed slope outside the town of VilliĂ©-Morgon. . These granite and schist soils sit on an alluvial fan at the highest point above the town and impart great complexity. Jean and three other local vignerons, Marcel Lapierre, Jean-Paul ThĂ©venet, and Guy Breton know as The Gang of Four, called for a return to the old practices of viticulture and vinification: starting with old vines, never using synthetic herbicides or pesticides, harvesting late, rigorously sorting to remove all but the healthiest grapes, adding minimal doses of sulfur dioxide or none at all, and refusing both chaptalization and filtration.
We are raving fans of Jean Foillard for his commitment to organic practices and ability to bring the best out of the Gamay grape. Beaujolais fans, Foillard is not one to miss!
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ABOUT THIS WINE:
This 2023 Fleurie is crafted from old-vine Gamay planted on pink granite soils in the high-elevation lieu-dit of La Madone, one of the most iconic vineyard sites in Fleurie. The wine offers a vibrant aromatic profileâfresh-picked berries, rose petals, and crushed stonesâsupported by a palate thatâs supple, fine-boned, and energetic. Fermentation occurs with native yeasts and whole-cluster fruit, followed by aging in used Burgundian barrels, allowing the wine's purity and terroir to shine without oak interference. Jean Foillardâs non-interventionist approachâorganic farming, minimal sulfur, no fining or filtrationâshows in the wine's precision and transparency. Ideal with roasted duck, mushroom dishes, or a simply grilled trout.
ABOUT THIS PRODUCER:
Jean and AgnĂšs Foillard took over his fatherâs domaine in 1980. The biggest part of their vineyards are planted on the CĂŽte du Py, the famed slope outside the town of VilliĂ©-Morgon. . These granite and schist soils sit on an alluvial fan at the highest point above the town and impart great complexity. Jean and three other local vignerons, Marcel Lapierre, Jean-Paul ThĂ©venet, and Guy Breton know as The Gang of Four, called for a return to the old practices of viticulture and vinification: starting with old vines, never using synthetic herbicides or pesticides, harvesting late, rigorously sorting to remove all but the healthiest grapes, adding minimal doses of sulfur dioxide or none at all, and refusing both chaptalization and filtration.
We are raving fans of Jean Foillard for his commitment to organic practices and ability to bring the best out of the Gamay grape. Beaujolais fans, Foillard is not one to miss!
