2021 Dufaitre 'Brouilly', Gamay. Beaujolais, France. 750ml
Rémi and his wife Laurence started looking in Brouilly to purchase grapes in 2006, with the first vintage released in 2010. Immediately Rémi gained a following in the Parisian 'natural wine scene'. Rémi is a member of the informal group that has evolved from Kermit Lynch's "gang of four", the producers in Morgon who studied with natural-wine-pioneer Jules Chauvet, making natural wine. The group has grown to include younger winemakers like Rémi who are working in the same spirit.
Age of Vines: 70 years old
Varieties: Gamay
Vinification Method: The Brouilly is fermented in concrete tank, and bottled usually in April. He makes wines in a classic carbonic style, carefully sorted any broken or rotted grapes out. Protecting the grapes with carbon dioxide gas at the beginning of fermentation. No foot stomping of the grapes occurs, Rémi seeks to have as little juice in the tank as possible.
Tasting Note: This Brouilly is bursting with flowers, and while the wine is more muscular than his others, it is one of the most finesse-ful and light Brouilly we have ever tasted.
