Fleurie, "Cayenne", Julie Balagny - 2020

Name: Fleurie, "Cayenne", Julie Balagny
Brand: Julie Balagny
SKU: 46723
Price: 42.96 USD
Availability: OutOfStock

750 mL

Item # 46723

Only made in ideal vintages, this cuvée comes from Julie's small parcel in Fleurie with Gamay vines up to 90 years-old. Semi-carbonic fermentation occurs, and élevage takes place in old Burgundy barrels. This medium-bodied dry red has medium tannins, and fresh fruity aromas. Pair with chicken biryani.

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Color

Red

Vintage

2020

Country

France

Region

Burgundy

Sub-Region

Beaujolais

Appellation/Village

Fleurie

Producer

Julie Balagny

Grape Variety

Gamay

Production Methods

Organic

Biodynamic

Wine made from grapes grown organically using natural composting techniques and special preparations of herbal sprays while following the astronomical calendar.

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Staff Pick Notes

A VdF sourced entirely from fruit in Julie Balagny's 3.2 hectare parcel in the cru of Fleurie in Beaujolais, this wine sees a semi-carbonic maceration in concrete vats with a delicate, gentle pressing. Aging takes place in used Burgundian barrels, adding some structure to a deeply concentrated and vastly ripe wine. There are alluring notes of stewed blackberries, plums, black cherries, violets, lavender, and a touch of licorice and sweet herbs. Medium tannins are kept precisely in balance with well-tuned acidity, all the while displaying a very lush, silky texture that carries over all the character of the fruit. Louis Dressner secures their allocation of Balagny's wines with a pair of new Converses every year. Truly not all heroes wear capes, some wear classic Chuck Taylors.

- JOS

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....

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...