La Soeur Cadette Julienas 2023

In 2016 with most of Burgundy ravaged by frost, Valentin Montanet of La Sœur Cadette looked to the south to purchase grapes in order to supplement what remained of his harvest. This decision also gave him a chance to vinify Beaujolais, an idea he had long entertained, and one that has brought him great joy since he launched the project in 2016.

Now, several years into his Beaujolais venture, Valentin has learned a few tricks about working with Gamay. 

His Juliénas, sourced from an organically farmed vineyard on granite soil, is textbook cru Beaujolais: very aromatic with loads of fresh Gamay fruit, it flows over the palate with a juicy buoyancy that simply makes it hard to resist.