Juliénas "Le Grottier", Franck Besson

Juliénas "Le Grottier", Franck Besson - 2022

Item # 44396 750mL

Gamay from two parcels in the plot ‘Le Côteau des Chanoriers’ comprising less than 1 hectare total at 310 meters elevation. 50 year old vines planted to grantic soils. Hand-harvested, carbonic maceration without sulfites. Fermentation with natural yeasts. Aged 9 months on lees in vats.

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