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Domaine Benjamin Passot - Juliénas Vayolette 2019

Juliénas|Red wine

4/5 (7 customers)

15,5/20

Bourgogne Aujourd'hui

1*Étoile

Hachette

Gamay

delicate

discovery

“A wine that reflects its unique terroir”

“The 60-year-old vines yielded just 25 hl/ha in 2019 to produce this beautiful Juliénas with rich aromas of black fruit and cocoa; full-bodied and velvety on the palate, with depth. ” (Bourgogne Aujourd’hui No. 158 – April–May 2021). A top-tier Burgundian-style wine not to be missed. A revelation from this young winemaker, whose first vintage, 2017, was already rated 2** Favorite in the Guide Hachette!

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Estate

Domaine Benjamin Passot

Vintage

Vayolette

Vintage

2019

Designation

Juliénas

Region

Beaujolais

Grape Varieties

100% Gamay, vieilles vignes de 80 ans

Regions

Blue granite floors

Viticulture

Reasoned

Grape Harvest

Manuals

Wine Production

Vineyard-Specific Winemaking and Fermentation

Livestock Farming

In a barrel

Alcohol content

12.5%

Nose

Rich in dark berries and cocoa

Palate

Fleshy, with a full figure

Serve

At 15-17°C

Drink starting at

2024

Drink before

2035

Guard

Ages 5 to 15

Food and Wine Pairings

Pairs well with a chicken liver salad, eggs meurette, or a carp fillet

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Bourgogne Aujourd'hui

Wine rated (2021 guide) 15,5/20

Rated winery (2021 guide) Recommended

About the wine:

The 60-year-old vines yielded only 25 hl/ha in 2019 to produce this beautiful Juliénas, with rich aromas of black fruit and cocoa; on the palate, it is full-bodied, velvety, and complex.

Guide Hachette des vins

Wine noted (guide 2022) 1*Star (Very successful wine)

Rated Estate (2021 Guide) Award-Winning Wines (This producer's wines regularly receive awards from the guide)

About the wine:

Favorite With this same cuvée—the 2017 vintage—Benjamin Passot offers a beautifully crafted 2019, made from old vines over 80 years old. After 10 months in oak barrels, this Juliénas displays woody notes (cocoa) that blend harmoniously with black fruit, followed by a full-bodied palate with pleasant depth, structured by fine tannins.

About the estate:

As a young winemaker, Benjamin Passot gained his first experience in winemaking in Vosne-Romanée. At the same time, he developed his own estate and began cultivating a few arpents of land in Juliénas in 2017. He has since acquired vineyards in Chénas and Chiroubles.

James Suckling

Rated winery (2022 guide) Recommended

Customer Rating

4/5

based on 7 reviews

Review by Mr. FREDERIC B. Published on November 21, 2022

This wine has a lot of body. The oak is still noticeable and needs time to integrate. Best kept in the cellar for now.