La Grosse Pierre 'Claudius' Chiroubles 2021
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La Grosse Pierre 'Claudius' Chiroubles 2021
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129 Saint Georges Terrace
Brookfield Place
Perth WA 6000
Australia
- TASTING NOTE: "Glug, glug, glug. That how this went down on a sunny afternoon on the front porch with a bag of crisps. 8 minute wine. This is vibrant, finely textured Beaujolais. Pure red fruits, a mineral tang and great acidity and crunch. Serve it out of the fridge on a hot day." David Gillman, HWS
- ABOUT THE WINE: 100% Gamay from 75-year-old vines grown on the home block; The wine is made using whole bunches and semi-carbonic maceration, with no added yeast, no added sulphur dioxide (apart from a little at bottling) and extremely gentle extraction. Aged for eleven months in concrete tanks and bottled unfined and unfiltered. Importer notes
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ABOUT THE PRODUCER: Passot’s family are no strangers to the region: her great-grandfather planted vines here in the 1940s and her parents established the domaine she now runs. After growing up on the estate, Pauline had a brief sojourn from Chiroubles with stints as a sommelier in Michelin starred restaurants, followed by a vintage with Seresin in New Zealand, before returning to her Beaujolais roots and studying in Beaune. In 2018 she took over the day-to-day running of the family domaine, which consists of 7.7 ha in Chiroubles, 0.8 ha in Morgon and just half a hectare in Fleurie. All are farmed organically (certification is imminent) with some trials in biodynamics. Pauline Passot makes all her wines the same way: no inputs during vinification; wild yeasts; semi-carbonic fermentations; and minimal, gentle pump-overs to ensure pure and undistorted infusion of the fruit. This discrete hand brings together a diverse range of wines all grown within a small area, but with distinctly different personalities from their terroir—from the vibrant, crunchy Chiroubles wines, through to the mineral/floral Fleurie and incredibly perfumed and deep Morgon. But best of all, the wines are modern Beaujolais through-and-through. They are pure and silky, bright, and unbelievably delicious. - Importer notes
- COUNTRY: France
- REGION: Beaujolais
- SUB-REGION: Chiroubles
- VARIETAL: Gamay
- WINE STYLE: Red Wine
- WINEMAKER: Pauline Passot
- CLASSIFICATION: Minimal Intervention, Unfined & Unfiltered, Minimal Sulphites, Organic Farming
- CLOSURE: Cork
- ABV%: 12.5%
- SIZE: 750ml