2022 Domaine Jean Foillard Fleurie, Beaujolais, FranceABOUT THIS WINE Traditional, whole cluster fermentation lasts from 3 4 weeks. Aged for 6 9 months in used oak barrels. Sourced from the lieu dit Champagne ABOUT THIS PRODUCER Jean and Agns Foillard took over his fathers domaine in 1980. The biggest part of their vineyards are planted on the Cte du Py, the famed slope outside the town of Villi Morgon. These granite and schist soils sit on an alluvial fan at the highest point above the town and impart

Slow pressing and fermentation in 10hl sandstone amphorae (natural yeast)

with Romain employing mostly two tonneliers–Francois and Mercurey

Luca learned from the master

Winemaker Rich Parducci leads a small dedicated group of wine lovers

A broodingly backward

known as Collio

to allow natural yeast fermentations and to reduce the doses of sulphur in the cellar

to start a meal

To that end

North Burgenland is the sunniest region in all of central Europe

and their cellar life is nearly inexhaustible

true to Jeff Carrel’s signature style