Burgundy
Manganite - 2022 - Julien Guillot
Clos des Vignes du Maynes
Manganite can be enjoyed now but also in 20 years... A monumental wine – full of fruit, a texture that’s entirely unique, all for a moment of great finesse! Delicacy in its purest state! A cult cuvée for all our JUS fans!
- Size
- 75 cl
- Original features
- Sulfite-free
- Appellation
- Mâcon-Cruzille
- Degree of alcohol
- 13 %
- To drink from
- 2025 to 2034
- rock’n’roll
Gamay grown on a terroir with a slab of pearly limestone with crystals, veins of black manganese, and almost no soil between 5 and 50 cm. From vines planted in 1953, and grown biodynamically, the whole estate is certified since 2001. Grapes are harvested by hand, with sorting in the vineyard and on tables when necessary. Vinification: semi-carbonic maceration with whole bunches, soft pressing, matured in barrels that have seen several wines for 10 months. Bottled at the estate without filtration or added sulfites.
Julien Guillot
Julien Guillot is a face of youth and renewal for the Mâconnais. He started working in 1998 on his family’s estate, spearheading its conversion to biodynamics, and finally taking over the reigns in 2001. Founded in 1952 by his grandfather Pierre, the Clos has never seen the use of chemicals, and has always been cultivated with the greatest respect for the earth. Working without herbicides was...
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