Les Clos Cuvée Vielles Vignes Fleurie Gamay

Excellent new find. Thank you Raj

Sublime and lively Beaujolais, a wonderful treat. En Magnum.

Well, that's delicious. Dutraive 2013. Not completely typical Fleurie but delicious nonetheless.

Brimming with black cherry, but bright & elegant, with just a touch of funk. First two bottles were corked, but this is brilliant.

Turkey wine. Magnum. Yum.

Varietals: Gamay
Organic: Certified
Vineyard: A true clos (walled vineyard) and eight hectare monopole of Dutraive's. Vine age ranges from 30-70 years old. A true clos (walled vineyard) and eight hectare monopole of Dutraive's. Made from the oldest vines in the vineyard, planted in the 1940s.
Orientation: South, southeast-facing
Soil: Pink granite shingles
Viticulture: No herbicides or pesticides, organically farmed, certified since 2009 vintage.
Vinification: Traditional vinification without sulfur and with natural yeast at very low temperatures. Carbonic maceration and little or no filtering.
Aging: 100% in 1-5 year old french oak barrels

Rating: 92 JG
The old vine bottling from Monsieur Dutraive hails from a parcel of sixty-five to seventyfive year-old vines and is raised entirely in Burgundy barrels, ranging from one to five years of age, so there is a little wood influence to this cuvée. The 2013 is outstanding, offering up a deep and nascently complex bouquet of cherries, raspberries, coffee, gamebird, lovely soil tones, spice elements redolent of clove and mace, a bit of mustard seed and a nice touch of cedary new wood. On the palate the wine is deep, full-bodied and youthfully structured, with a sappy core, fine soil signature and a bit of tannin to resolve on the long, youthful finish. This is emphatically not a classic style of Fleurie, but it is an extremely well-made wine whose inspiration seems to be as much Vosne-Romanée as it is Fleurie. The focus and balance here are impeccable and I see no reason this wine will not age superbly well, and for those who are looking for a gateway Fleurie to make the transition from the Côte d’Or to Cru Beaujolais, this is a perfect wine! 2017-2030+. - John Gilman

This is so delicious it should come with a straw!

Much more restrained than I expected - still the floral and berry aromas but a much hardier body and flavor.

Bright, fresh, strawberry, and some earthy funk. Delicious.

Incredible, delicate and bright. Herbaceous, cherry, orange blossom, straw, with a strong top note of pomelo. Medium light body and velvet tannins. Gamay might be my new favorite.