Beaujolais Les Bulands

Justin Dutraive

Type

Red Wine

Appellation

Beaujolais

Variety

Gamay

‘Les Bullands comes from an isolated parcel in the woods below the village of Fleurie. The soil is particularly heavy in clay, which creates a broader and richer wine than one might expect from a “simple” Beaujolais.

Viticulture

Vineyard name

Les Bulands

Soil type

Clay and granite

Vines planted in1980s

Vineyard size0.8 ha

ExpositionFlat soil

Altitude300m

Vinification

Carbonic maceration and pneumatic press, cold fermentation between 16° and 20°C for 2-4 weeks in fiberglass tanks

ElevageFiberglass tanks and old barrels

Harvest typeHand Harvested

Fining/FilteringUnfined / Unfiltered

Downloads

Packshot Label

More about
the producer

Justin Dutraive

Founded in 2015

< hectares

Since his first vintage in 2015, Justin Dutraive’s vision has always been to keep things small. The entire domaine is less than two hectares, and he produces no more than a few thousand bottles of each cuvée. This allows him to have total control over the farming and vinification – or as much control as possible when winemaking is done naturally. As a “side job,” Justin works alongside his family at Domaine de la Grand’Cour in Fleurie, where he absorbed the natural Gamay ethos from his father Jean-Louis (as well as from the rotating band of winemakers who regularly pass through the gates). As Jean-Louis nears retirement, Justin has taken on more of the winemaking for the mishmash of labels that permutate from the Dutraive enclave. These all have the same general vision behind them: organ...