"Intense, lively color. Aromas of fresh black cherries, blueberries... The wine is concentrated, complex, balanced, long. Superb ageing potential " (Bourgogne Aujourd'hui - April 2019). "Juliénas" "Probus", beautiful Latin resonances that remind us that Gamay first appeared appeared in Beaujolais in Roman times. Roman era. A great Juliénas!
Features
Estate
Pascal Aufranc
Cuvée
Probus
Vintage
2017
Designation
Juliénas
Region
Beaujolais
Grape varieties
100% gamay
Terroirs
70-year-old vines, sedimentary and clay soils, southeast exposure
Viticulture
Integrated pest management
Harvest
At optimum maturity
Winemaking
Whole bunches, punching down with toasted vats
Breeding
10 to 20% aged in oak barrels for 10 months
Alcohol content
14%
Tasting & pairing
Eye
Purple with garnet highlights
Nose
Announces a tight, intense and rich structure of black fruit and toasty notes.
Mouth
Very dense and complex, it expresses empyreumatic notes, followed by black cherry, violets and peony before giving way to noble tannins.
Serve
13°to 15°C
Drink before
2030+
Guard
0 to 15 years
Food and wine pairing
Perfect with daube with black olives, coq au vin, Sisteron lamb...
Pascal Aufranc
Juliénas
Expert opinion
Bettane & Desseauve
Domain rated (guide 2023) 2*Stars (A serious and recommendable production, but a little more regular and homogeneous than the previous one)
About the domain :
Pascal Aufranc began his winegrowing career with just 1.6 hectares on the sloping hillside of En-Rémont, 350 meters above sea level. It was here that he renovated an old farmhouse amidst vines planted in the 1930s. Surrounded by oak trees (the name Chénas comes from the woods planted before the vines), these vines now form the estate's vineyard: 10 hectares, including 7 in Juliénas, 2 in Chénas and 1 in Fleurie. This green setting, out of sight but from which you can see everything, gives birth to wines with a rich, spicy texture perfectly balanced by their granite origins. The 2016s are a success, especially the estate's flagship cuvée, probus. In 2017, enthusiasts will prefer the Chénas and Fleurie crus.
Bourgogne Aujourd'hui
Wine rated (guide 2019) 17,5/ 20
Domain rated Safe Value
About the wine:
"Intense, lively color. Aromas of fresh black cherries, blueberries... The wine is concentrated, complex, balanced and long. Superb ageing potential!
About the domain :
Pascal Aufranc started in the business in 1993, and our tasting of old vintages in this issue shows that he's been making excellent wines for a long time. His estate covers 9.5 hectares, half Chénas, half Juliénas. The two spearheads of the domaine achieve the "best" rating of the 2013s in their respective appellations. His Chénas Vigne de 1939 (year of planting), on pure pink granite, comes from two parcels next to the estate (lieu-dit Rémont) for a total of two hectares. The wine is dense, but undoubtedly a little finer, more coated than the Cuvée Probus. The latter is "Juliénas extract", with a robust, structured wine for ageing, made from 50-55 year-old vines and three parcels in the Les Crots and En Capitans climats on sandy-loam soils. Both wines are vinified in the same way, in whole bunches, "à la beaujolaise" and in toasted vats; a wooden grid placed over the grapes keeps them submerged under the juice. As for the Juliénas Les Cerisiers cuvée, it's anything but a faire-valoir. The vines may be a little younger and the macerations a little shorter, but it remains a fleshy, dense Juliénas. "There's fruit, but not just fruit," explains Pascal Aufranc (5 vintages awarded Bourgogne Aujourd'hui).
Wine Enthusiast
Domain rated Recommended (Wine producer recommended by Wine Enthusiast)
James Suckling
Domain Rated Recommended
Customer reviews
Customer rating
4/5
on 4 reviews
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