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Famille Dutraive, Saint-Amour Clos du Chapitre, 2020

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From almost 50-year-old vines, with carbonic maceration in concrete with native yeasts followed by 8 months in ook, unfined, unfiltered. A refreshingly delicious wine, with notes of red cherry, flowers, and light earth, supported by firm acidity and light, integrated tannins.

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Over the past three decades, Jean-Louis Dutraive has quietly established himself as one of the best winemakers in Beaujolais, and one of the most involved members of the French wine community. In both Fleurie and Brouilly, his wines are highly traditional, terroir-driven and unmistakably Dutraive-ian in style: muscular, plush and more than a bit fauve. These are exuberant, fruit-forward cru Beaujolais, with distinct tannin structure.

A rarity for a 21st century winemaker, each of Jean-Louis's three children want to follow in his footsteps as vignerons—which will, in time, entail splitting a relatively small domaine three ways, thanks to French inheritance laws. In the meantime, it means sourcing certified organic grapes from friends and neighbors to create silky, energetic wines under the Famille Dutraive label. As the region has been ravaged by hail in recent vintages, this project is especially crucial, and these classic, semi-carbonic wines speak to the very soul of Beaujolais.

Then there’s twenty-something Justin, whose first standalone vintage was in 2015. His wines are truly wild, typically released without even a touch of sulfur, and if his father’s wines are muscular, his are wiry and graceful. Transparently raspberry-red in color, with bright acidity and a savory hit of dried herb, it’s no surprise that these wines are darlings of the natural wine scene.

What importer Polaner Selections has to say about this wine...

VINTAGE
2020
BOTTLE SIZES
750 ML
COUNTRY
France
REGION
Beaujolais
APPELLATION
Saint-Amour
WINE TYPE
Red
VARIETALS
Gamay
ORGANIC
Certified
VINEYARD
From the single parcel of Le Clos du Chapitre planted on a 260m altiitude plateau on the eastern edge of Saint Amour. Fifty year old vines.
SOIL
Very rocky, ancient alluvial soils
VITICULTURE
In third year of organic conversion. Fruit is hand harvested into 20 kilo cases.
VINIFICATION
Traditional "beaujolaise" vinification in concrete tank: natural yeast fermentation, semi-carbonic maceration, no sulfur in vinification. Jean-Louis' motto in the cellar is "minimal intervention and maximum surveillance." His three children have embraced this philosophy.
AGING
40% in stainless steel and 60% in neutral barrels for 6 months, no fining or filtration, 10 mg/l SO2 added at blend just before bottling.

Details

  • Grape Variety

    Gamay

  • Vintage

    2020

  • Size

    750ml

  • Farming Practice

    Organic

  • Sweetness

    Dry

  • Body

    Light Bodied

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Annie Edgerton (Staff)
Scrumptious!

Wow what a delight this wine is. Juicy and refreshing, with a concentrated herbal backbone. Black cherry, blackberry, a touch of lavender, nice grip, lighter-bodied but not frivolous. I just can't stop drinking it!