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J.L. Dutraive (Grand'Cour), Fleurie Cuvee VV Le Clos, 2023

Red Wine from Beaujolais, France
by J.L. Dutraive (Grand'Cour)
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Jean-Louis Dutraive is basically the Jedi master of Fleurie, and “Le Clos” Vieilles Vignes is his signature move: old-vine Gamay from the family’s Clos de la Grand’Cour, made with love, whole clusters, and zero funny business.

The 2023 is everything you want from Dutraive—pure, lifted red fruit (think wild strawberry and sour cherry), loads of violets and spice, and that soft, almost weightless texture that somehow still carries depth. It’s perfumed, alive, and just the right amount untamed.

Drink it slightly chilled with roast chicken, mushroom tarts, or nothing at all—it’s the kind of bottle that turns casual dinners into three-hour hangs. Natural wine with true finesse.

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More about J.L. Dutraive (Grand'Cour)

Since 1989, Jean-Louis Dutraive has been the heart of Beaujolais, a cornerstone of the region's organic and natural-wine renaissance. His Domaine de la Grand'Cour, already ancient when he took it over in 1989, is farmed organically with official certification from 2009. Alongside childhood friends Marcel Lapierre, Jean Foillard, and others, Dutraive proved that Beaujolais could produce world-class wine without chemistry.

Wine Details

  • Grape Variety

    Gamay

  • Vintage

    2023

  • Size

    750ml

  • Farming Practice

    Natural

  • Sweetness

    Dry

  • Body

    Light Bodied

Flatiron's Take

From the Importer

What Polaner Selections has to say about this wine:

VineyardA true clos (walled vineyard) and eight hectare monopole of the Dutraive family. Made from the oldest vines in the vineyard, planted in the 1940s.SoilVery little topsoil (a dusting) before hitting granite.ViticultureNo herbacides or pesticides, organically farmed (certified since 2009), soils are worked, all fruit is hand-harvested.VinificationTraditional vinification without sulfur and with natural yeast at very low temperatures. Carbonic maceration and little or no filtering. Jean-Louis' motto in the cellar is "minimal intervention and maximum surveillance."Aging11-12 months in 1-4 year old french oak barrels.

Tasting Notes & Food Pairings

Perfect Pairings

Roasted duck breast, grilled pork chops, medium cheeses, wild mushroom pasta, herb-crusted chicken

Tasting Profile

Ripe cherry and plum aromas with spice and floral notes. Medium body with fine tannins and bright acidity. Elegant, fruity finish with herb undertones.

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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.