Fleurie La Chapelle des Bois

Justin Dutraive

Type

Red Wine

Appellation

Fleurie

Variety

Gamay

These vines were planted by Justin's grandfather and are now winch-plowed due to the tiny space between vines rows, no tractor can be used.

Viticulture

Vineyard name

La Chapelle des Bois near Fleurie village

Soil type

Granite soil

Vines planted in1920s

Vineyard size0.08 ha

ExpositionNortheast

Altitude300m

Vinification

Semi-carbonic maceration for 15 days with spontaneous fermentation in fiberglass tanks

Elevage500L old barrels (demi-muids)

Harvest typeHand Harvested

Fining/FilteringUnfined / Unfiltered

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Justin Dutraive

Founded in 2015

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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...