"This Juliénas deserves to be explored for its astonishing depth and balance at only 11.5% alcohol. Delicate aromas of garden herbs and red berries. Aged in wooden casks. (James Suckling 2023)
Features
Estate
Domaine Benjamin Passot
Cuvée
Vaux
Vintage
2021
Designation
Juliénas
Region
Beaujolais
Grape varieties
100% Gamay, vieilles vignes de 80 ans
Terroirs
Deep blue granite soil, north-facing at 290 m altitude
Viticulture
Traditional and meticulous, biological treatment
Harvest
Manual
Winemaking
Vinification and vatting by plot, destemming, vinification with stalks, indigenous yeast, filtration and one month of preparation before bottling by hand.
Breeding
10 months in barrel
Alcohol content
11.5%
Tasting & pairing
Eye
Ruby red
Nose
Rich dark fruit (cherry), cocoa
Mouth
Fleshy, full-bodied with depth, deep and concentrated wine that retains clarity and a certain freshness, racy finish, excellent ageing potential.
Serve
AT 15-17°C
Drink before
2034
Guard
12 years
Food and wine pairing
Goes well with poultry liver salad, oeufs meurette, carp fillet, meat in sauce...
Benjamin Passot Estate
Juliénas
Expert opinion
Bourgogne Aujourd'hui
Rated area (2021 guide) Recommended
Guide Hachette des vins
Domaine noté (guide 2021) Award-winning wines (The wines of this producer are regularly awarded by 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 wine (guide 2023) 90/100
Rated domain (guide 2022) Recommended
About the wine:
This Juliénas deserves to be explored for its astonishing depth and balance at only 11.5% alcohol. Delicate aromas of garden herbs and red berries. Aged in wooden casks. Drink now.
Terre de Vins
Rated wine (guide 2023) Recommended
About the wine:
Talent waits for no age. Benjamin Passot only set up his domaine in 2017. Originally from Burgundy, he was influenced by his past experiences in this vineyard. The grapes from his 80-year-old, organically-converted vines are completely destemmed, fermented with indigenous yeasts and then aged for ten months in barrel. Burgundian DNA is evident in this airy, elegant cuvée. Notes of cooked cherries are a prelude to a juicy, admirably fine body carried by discreet, fine acidity. A digestible, dynamic wine that's a joy to drink (September 2023, n°88).
Wineanorak, Global Wine Journal
Wine rated (guide 2023) 92/100
About the wine:
11.5% alcohol. Blue granite soils. Semi-carbonic maceration, wild yeast. Supple, fresh, lively and stony, with a mineral touch and concentrated notes of cherry and raspberry. Lively and vital with a lean mouthfeel, fresh, finely spiced finish. Taut style.
Customer reviews
Customer rating
4/5
out of 1 review
Note and review by M. FRANCOIS J. Published on 19/03/2024
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