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2015 Julien Sunier Fleurie

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November 5, 2023 - $26

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RATINGS

92Vinous / IWC

A focused, mineral-accented bouquet evokes fresh red and dark berries and violets, and a spicy element adds lift. Bright and gently sweet, offering concentrated raspberry and cherry flavors...very good depth, but there's real vivacity here as well. Closes sappy and very long, featuring subtle tannins and a sexy floral pastille flourish.

92James Suckling

Juicy and fresh with cherries, berries and hints lemon cream and licorice. Medium body, firm tannins and a juicy finish. Delicious and refined. Tangy acidity.

92John Gilman

...bright and vibrant bouquet of cherries, pomegranate, a touch of nutskin, beautiful soil tones, hints of mustard seed and thyme and a very discreet bass note of oak spice...deep, full-bodied and...with a plush core of fruit, a good dollop of soil, a touch of backend tannin and a long, focused and complex finish...stays admirably light on its feet.

91-93The Wine Advocate

...wild strawberry and raspberry, a touch of wild heather...palate is medium-bodied with supple tannin, fresh and crisp with superb focus, plenty of mineralité here with a long and very precise finish.

17Jancis Robinson

Sweet fruited and sweetly complex. Gorgeously seductive with that fruit sweetness and a light meaty character. Pepper highlights too. Both fruity and savoury on the palate... So much flavour and interest and finishes fresh and long.

REGION

France, Beaujolais, Fleurie

Fleurie is a village located near the center of Beaujolais, and the Beaujolais Cru appellation named for it encompasses nearly 2,000 acres of vineyards. Many admirers of Beaujolais consider the Fleurie appellation to be one of the best, if not the best, of the Cru appellations and its wines are generally lush and aromatic. Some 500,000 cases are produced annually. Like nearly everywhere else in Beaujolais, the only grape grown is Gamay. Fleurie the village is charming and quaint and attracts many tourists.

TYPE

Red Wine, Gamay

The Gamay grape produces a light, versatile and food-friendly wine. It is best known for making Beaujolais Nouveau, but it is also grown in Loire and Tours. Thankfully the 14th C. Duke of Burgundy’s degree to ban the grape did not spread through all of France.