Juliénas "La Bottière" 2018 Magnum L'étranger and enough acidity underneath to

and enough acidity underneath to keep the whole thing moving

faintly waxy texture

sitting alongside Poulsard and Trousseau

the other half goes to press directly

Juliénas "La Bottière" 2018 Magnum L'étranger and enough acidity underneath toLa Bottire is one of the named climats of Julinas, older vines on granite with good exposure, and it shows the deeper, more serious side of Louis Clment David Beaupre's Gamay. The 2018 came from a warm, early vintage that gave balanced ripeness without excess weight, and gentle extraction in the cellar kept it lifted. With years in bottle it has grown into itself: richer red and dark fruit, gentle spice, a savoury core and the fine mineral grip that