Domaine Grégoire Hoppenot - Clos de l'Amandier 2019

Name: Grégoire Hoppenot Winery - Clos de l'Amandier 2019
Brand: Grégoire Hoppenot Estate
Rating: 4.1 (8 reviews)

Fleurie|Red wine

4.1/5 (8 customers)

Grand Prix

RVF

Gamay

silky

discovery

“The Clos de l'Amandier has produced 2018 and 2019 vintages that are delightfully rich and highly drinkable. ” (La Revue du Vin de France - June 2020) Hailing from the eponymous vineyard located at the foot of the Poncié vineyard, Clos de l'Amandier offers a silky, elegant texture. Like a magician, Grégoire Hoppenot infuses his refined, Burgundian-style wines with a certain emotion.

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Estate

Domaine Grégoire Hoppenot

Vintage

Clos de l'Amandier

Vintage

2019

Designation

Fleurie

Region

Beaujolais

Grape varieties

100% Gamay, vignes âgées de 15 à 30 ans, gobelets sur la moitié de la parcelle et cordons sur le reste

Terroirs

A shallow, stony mixture of granite sand and clay. Granitic bedrock. Le Clos de l’Amandier is a monopole vineyard owned by the estate, located at the southeastern edge of the Poncié vineyard. A magnificent, steeply sloping (approx. 25–30%) plot covering 75 ares and stretching 200 meters in length;

Viticulture

In the process of converting to organic farming

Grape Harvest

Manuals

Winemaking

Whole-cluster maceration for 15 days in a 60-hectoliter concrete tank. Temperatures were kept below 30°C. The tank was stirred to submerge the cap throughout the maceration process. Racking was performed at the end of maceration to prolong fermentation.

Livestock farming

8 months in oak barrels and Burgundian casks that have held 4–5 different wines (15%)

Alcohol content

13.5%

Eye

Ruby red with darker highlights

Nose

Elegant, with a fresh, crisp quality—like the scent of fresh mushrooms and small wild berries—we find ourselves right in the heart of a trail

Palate

Refined, smooth, with pleasant young tannins that will mellow with age; good length

Serve

At 14-16°C

Open

30 minutes to 1 hour before serving for recent vintages

Drink from

2022

Drink before

2030

Guard

Ages 3 to 10

Food and wine pairings

Serve with poached eggs, grilled chicken breasts, gnocchi with bacon, or rabbit in Beaujolais sauce

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Guide Hachette des vins

Rated estate (2022 guide) Award-winning wines (This producer’s wines are regularly recognized by the guide)

About the estate:

A former wine merchant for the Trenel company, Grégoire Hoppenot took over Jean-Paul Champagnon’s 10-hectare estate in 2018 to strike out on his own. The plots of young vines are certified organic; the rest are in the process of conversion.

Robert Parker - Wine Advocate

Rated estate (2022 guide) Recommended (Wine producer recommended by Robert Parker - The Wine Advocate)

About the estate:

I discovered the wines from this new winery during the tastings in Villefranche organized by Inter Beaujolais, and Hoppenot’s first vintages impressed me enough to warrant a special mention. If he can maintain this level of quality, importers will be lining up at his door.

RVF - The French Wine Review / Guide to the Best Wines of France

RVF - La Revue du Vin de France / Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France

Wine rated (2021 guide) Grand Prix (Discovery of the Year)

Rated estate (2022 guide) Cité

About the wine:

Clos de l'Amandier has released its 2018 and 2019 vintages, which are both rich and delicious and very easy to drink.

About the estate:

Grégoire Hoppenot is one to watch closely. He is one of those winemakers who, before setting up his own estate in 2018, gained valuable experience at places like the Chermette estates, Maison Trénel, and the Bel-Air winemakers’ cooperative. He has successfully assembled a portfolio of top-tier vineyards among the appellation’s finest lieux-dits. Gentle whole-cluster vinification is followed by aging that combines tank and used oak, allowing the wine to best reflect its nuances while maintaining a smooth, refined character. The 2018s proved promising, and the 2019s are particularly successful. We look forward to discovering the next vintages.

Customer rating

4.1/5

based on 8 reviews