Dutraive (Dom. de la Grand Coeur) Fleurie Clos de la Grand Coeur 2023

Perhaps one of Beaujolais’ most elegant appellations, Fleurie is dominated by granite soils with a broad variation of altitudes and expositions. Jean-Louis’ Fleurie vines are on softer slopes at lower altitudes with deeper sandy soils than those at higher altitudes, which make for more elegant and aromatic wines.

The ‘Grand Cour’ comes from nearly 60-year-old vines in a walled vineyard on a gently sloped plateau facing southeast in south Fleurie. This “monopole” of Dutraive is on gray granite sand and granite bedrock at 285-300m.100% whole cluster, semi-carbonic, natural fermentation and maceration for 2-3 weeks and the wine aged for 7 months in 50% old foudre and 50% old 228L French oak.