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2017 Julien Sunier Fleurie

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November 5, 2023 - $26

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RATINGS

93+ The Wine Advocate

A captivating bouquet mingles rose petals, violets and peonies with pretty fruit tones redolent of raspberries and cherries, introducing a medium to full-bodied, satiny and layered wine, its excellent concentration and enveloping attack concealing a serious chassis of fine tannin. Lively and fragrant...

93Vinous / IWC

Vibrant cherry, mulberry and violet scents are complicated by incense, allspice and musky rhubarb flourishes. Juicy, focused and energetic on the palate, offering sappy black raspberry and floral pastille flavors...Clings with impressive, mineral-driven persistence, a hint of fine-grained tannins lending discreet grip.

93James Suckling

Beautiful cherry nose with some real subtlety. Sleek and crisp but also concentrated, delivering a long, clean finish. The gentle tannins are beautifully integrated. Lacy and elegant.

17Jancis Robinson

Very fresh and perfumed with beautifully handled tannins... Pure pleasure. Refined.

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.