Juliénas, Dom. du Clos du Fief, Michel Tête
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Juliénas, Dom. du Clos du Fief, Michel Tête - 2022

Item # 24228 750mL

Dark in color this red has a stunning perfume of cherries and ripe raspberries with a floral nuance. It’s brimming with cherry, berry fruit with a floral, spice tinge. Rounded and elegant, it finishes with a nice crispness. This terrific young Beaujolais is one to enjoy now.
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Color
Red
Vintage
2022
Country
France
Region
Burgundy
Sub-Region
Beaujolais
Producer
Michel Tête
Grape Variety
Gamay
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Staff Pick Notes

Domaine du Clos du Fief is a fourth generation vineyard in Julienas, one of the most famous area for Gamay grape growing. Sylvain, after studying viticulture and working in Australia in the Hunter Valley, joined his father Michele Tete in 2015.The vines are 45 years old and produce beautiful fruit. This is a classic beautiful Beaujolais with the typical flavors and qualities of Gamay: on the nose you can taste cherry and spices. On the palate you can enjoy raspberries and hearty notes. Fresh and lively it can be enjoyed now but it can evolve in the bottle a little longer. I would pair it with creamy, soft cheeses, such as goat cheese or Camembert!

- AFR

Glossary

Burgundy

The range of wine styles offered in Burgundy rivals that of any other region. In Chablis, Chardonnay is left unoaked to produce lean, crisp, steely wines with incredible acidity - a far cry from the vanilla-oak bombs that so many consumers associate with this grape. Fans of rich, unctuous, and well-oaked Chardonnay will enjoy Chassagne-Montrachet, whose age-worthy offerings offer all the fatness of a California wine, yet retain a very Burgundian, mineral-driven core and great acidity....

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Beaujolais

Beaujolais is the classic expression of the Gamay grape. These red wines (labeled simply “Beaujolais”) are approachable, grapey, and fun – ideal for low-pressure sipping. Beaujolais-Villages is a step up. Compared to basic Beaujolais, the rules for Beaujolais-Villages wines are more strict. Villages wine is produced in far smaller quantities. Beaujolais Nouveau is perhaps the most gulpable wine made anywhere, and it should be drunk very soon after its release, which occurs each year on the...

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