"This is bright and juicy with bright raspberry and cherry nuances, fresh and detailed. The palate has wet stone detail and lovely acidity, offering a lively, alert Gamay style that's truly satisfying." (Wineanorak 2023)
Features
Estate
Domaine Benjamin Passot
Cuvée
Au bois retour
Vintage
2022
Designation
Chénas
Region
Beaujolais
Grape varieties
100% Gamay, vignes de 80 ans
Terroirs
Shallow granitic soil, north-facing at 290 m altitude
Viticulture
Traditional and meticulous, biological treatment
Harvest
Manual
Winemaking
Destemming, complete destemming, indigenous yeasting, filtering, bottling by hand after one month's preparation.
Breeding
10 months in barrel
Alcohol content
14.5%
Tasting & pairing
Eye
Ruby red
Nose
Rich, complex and floral
Mouth
Supple, balanced, complex, good length
Serve
Between 15 and 17°C
Drink before
2037
Guard
15 years
Food and wine pairing
Ideal for autumnal dishes, meats with a mushroom sauce...
Benjamin Passot Estate
Chénas
Expert opinion
Bourgogne Aujourd'hui
Rated domain (2021 guide) Recommended
Guide Hachette des vins
Rated domain (2021 guide) Award-winning wines (Wines from this producer regularly win awards in the guide)
About the domain :
As a young winemaker, Benjamin Passot's first experience of winegrowing was at Vosne-Romanée. At the same time, he developed his own domaine and settled on a few acres of Juliénas in 2017. He has since taken over vineyards in Chénas and Chiroubles.
James Suckling
Rated domain (2022 guide) Recommended
Wineanorak, Global Wine Journal
Vin noté (guide 2023) 92/100
About the wine :
13% alcohol. 30-year-old vines, lieu dit en Pérelle, 0.4 ha, stony-clay soil (alluvium), Burgundian maceration (destemmed) with wild yeast. Bright and juicy, with bright raspberry and cherry nuances, fresh and detailed. The palate has wet stone detail and lovely acidity, offering a lively, alert Gamay style that's truly satisfying.
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