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Domaine de la Grand’Cour / Justin Dutraive / Ophélie Dutraive
69820 Fleurie
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Jean-Louis Dutraive is widely considered to be one of the pioneers of organic viticulture and natural winemaking in Fleurie. Jean-Louis is now taking a back seat as this three children – Justin, Ophélie and Lucas – take over responsibility for winemaking at the Domaine de la Grand’Cour.
Together they make four different Fleurie cuvées. La Chapelle des Bois is bright and vivid and very approachable from the minute that it’s bottled. The Clos de la Grand’Cour is more structured, its lush fruit restrained by stony tannins that suggest a need for a bit of time in bottle. There’s a dense, concentrated Vieilles Vignes cuvée, too, made from a parcel of wines aged between 50 and 80 years old and grown within the Clos. There’s also another old-vine bottling, this time from the lieu-dit of Champagne, an astonishing wine of great complexity and extraordinary length.
All three Dutraives make wines under their own names too. Justin’s are pale in colour and lighter in style than those from the family property, with the floral, ethereal Beaujolais Villages the surprising star of the line-up. Ophélie focuses her attentions on Moulin-à-Vent, and the Les Thorins is poised and juicy. Lucas has only just begun to develop his own style, so watch this space for the wines from the new kid on the Dutraive block.
Together they make four different Fleurie cuvées. La Chapelle des Bois is bright and vivid and very approachable from the minute that it’s bottled. The Clos de la Grand’Cour is more structured, its lush fruit restrained by stony tannins that suggest a need for a bit of time in bottle. There’s a dense, concentrated Vieilles Vignes cuvée, too, made from a parcel of wines aged between 50 and 80 years old and grown within the Clos. There’s also another old-vine bottling, this time from the lieu-dit of Champagne, an astonishing wine of great complexity and extraordinary length.
All three Dutraives make wines under their own names too. Justin’s are pale in colour and lighter in style than those from the family property, with the floral, ethereal Beaujolais Villages the surprising star of the line-up. Ophélie focuses her attentions on Moulin-à-Vent, and the Les Thorins is poised and juicy. Lucas has only just begun to develop his own style, so watch this space for the wines from the new kid on the Dutraive block.