Fleurie Lieu-dit La Chapelle des Bois

Jean-Louis Dutraive

Fleurie La Chapelle des Bois - Dutraive Grand Cour

Type

Red Wine

Appellation

Fleurie

Variety

Gamay

Chapelle des Bois is a single vineyard located just north of the domaine that typically produces the lightest most floral wines of Domaine de la Grand'Cour.

Viticulture

Vineyard name

Lieu-dit "Chapelle des Bois"

Soil type

Granite

Vines planted in1950s - 2000s

Vineyard size1.8 ha

Vinification

Whole-cluster, natural yeast fermentation in concrete tanks

Elevage6 months in oak foudres

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More about
the producer

Jean-Louis Dutraive

Founded in 1969

11.5 hectares

When Jean Dutraive purchased the Domaine de la Grand’Cour in 1969, it was already one of the oldest domaines in Fleurie. The estate encompasses nine hectares divided between three contiguous terroirs: Grand’Cour, Chapelle des Bois, and Champagne. The family also has 1.6 hectares of Brouilly that have been in their holding for five generations. Jean-Louis joined his father in 1977 and took over the domaine in 1989.

The domaine has been certified organic since 2009, but practicing organic for decades prior. Jean-Louis strives to make vins de terroir above all else, and follows the same principles of winemaking for each of his cuvées: hand harvesting, whole-cluster, carbonic fermentation without any added sulfur, native yeasts, and no intervention or addition of oenologic pro...