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Jean-Paul Brun Fleurie Beaujolais 2022

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Jean-Paul Brun Fleurie Beaujolais 2022
  • James Suckling
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Jean-Paul Brun Fleurie Beaujolais 2022
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Jean-Paul Brun Fleurie Beaujolais 2022

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Fleurie is considered the prettiest and most elegant of the Beaujolais Crus

The wines are some of the most highly regarded in the region, which is sometimes referred to as "The Queen of Beaujolais".

Fleurie is in the center of the ten Beaujolais crus and is recognisable for its bright aromas of blueberry and red fruits.

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Tasting Notes

100% Gamay from 40-year-old vines planted in the beloved parcel of Grille Midi. The hand harvested grapes are fermented on the skins in concrete for almost a month, where it then ages for 8 months before bottling. Brun eschews wood here, preserving Fleurie's inherent delicacy and freshness. Unfined and unfiltered.

Quintessential Fleurie at it's most elegant. Cherry, black raspberry and rose mingle with accents of graphite and crushed rocks. More vibrant red fruit and violet notes drive the juicy and silky palate. Pliant tannins and a granitic mineral undercurrent lend the wine structure, lift and serious poise. A brilliant, world-class Fleurie. 

Jean-Paul Brun, Beaujolais' native and star, has championed the traditional winemaking practices of the region while also supporting more modern, organic farming methods. He rejects the laboratory yeasts and chaptalizing techniques used by many producers in the region, crafting honest, terroir reflective wines.

Even with his intimate involvement in the wines, the breadth of his production and farming is shocking. Terres Dorées, Brun's domaine, spans more than 60 hectares of vines, producing a wine from almost every Cru. He is a true master of Beaujolais. 

Critic Scores

A fruity but still serious Fleurie with plenty of brambly fruit, ripe cherries, stones and a touch of herbs. Fleshy and round on the palate with firm tannins and a tense and floral finish. Pretty long and fruit-expressive. Drink now or hold.

Vinification & Cultivation

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Vineyard Cultivation

Brun's Fleurie holdings sit on decomposed granite and sand soils with brown clay subsoils, south-westerly exposed at moderate elevation between 350 and 450 metres. This site configuration provides natural ventilation during the growing season and promotes even ripening of Gamay throughout the vintage period. The producer practises sustainable viticulture with mechanical tending and cover-crop management to build soil biology, employing minimal chemical intervention. The 2022 vintage benefited from a warm, consistent growing season with adequate water retention through summer months, supporting balanced berry ripeness and phenolic development without excessive sugar accumulation.

Vinification

Brun employs whole-bunch fermentation and carbonic maceration to emphasise fresh fruit expression and mineral character from granitic soils. Spontaneous fermentation with native yeasts follows a brief cold soak, releasing aromatic volatiles and building silky, fine-grained tannin structure. Post-fermentation ageing occurs in concrete and neutral vessels, avoiding oxidative exposure and oak flavour influence. Brun bottles relatively early, typically six to eight months after vintage, to capture aromatic vitality whilst retaining mid-palate complexity, acidity definition, and mineral tension from the slate-rich terroir.

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