Chénas Les Journets
Domaine Saint Cyr

Type
Red Wine
Appellation
Chénas
Variety
Gamay
Les Journets is a prolongation of the Blémonts parcel in Chénas that Raphael has been farming for over a decade. In 2017, he decided to vinify this block separately, experimenting with a full carbonic fermentation to make a juicy, "grapier" Beaujolais – the style of wine that he most enjoys drinking with his winemaker friends. The results were so successful that Raphael now vinifies all of his red wines using cold carbonic - the homegrown, Beaujolais method of natural winemaking.
Viticulture
Vineyard name
Les Journets
Soil type
White granite
Vines planted in1950s, 1960s, and 1980s
Vineyard size0.5 ha (1.5 ha starting with 2019 harvest)
PruningGobelet
ExpositionSouth
Altitude150m
Vinification
Full carbonic maceration for 2 weeks
Elevage8 months in used barrels and 2 months en masse in tank, bottled in July with 2 g SO2
Harvest typeHand Harvested
Fining/FilteringUnfined / Unfiltered
Additional info
Total production average6,000 bottles
UPC Code Bottle3760071310251