Description
The Chiroubles vineyard is the highest of the Beaujolais crus. It overlooks the villages of Fleurie and Villié-Morgon and is renowned for its fine wines. From these steep granite slopes, Daniel Bouland produces this essence of Gamay with an open nose of red fruit, floral notes and liquorice. The palate is crisp, delicious and round. And that’s what makes it so charming!
Based in the hamlet of Corcelette Daniel is a hardworking, humble, discreet and sometimes anxious vigneron. He prefers a solitary life and happily spends 12 hours a day working on his diverse and exceptional terroirs, taking care of old (60-100yo) bush vines traditionally planted at high density on Vialla rootstock; all of this by hand on steep slopes where no tractor could go.
All his grapes are hand-harvested and vinified with full clusters and natural yeasts in concrete vat with two pump overs per day. The wines are then aged in old foudres in a tiny cellar, Daniel follows them through élevage with great care and bottles them without filtration. This makes for some long-lived and old-fashioned Gamay, some of the deepest and finest in the whole of Beaujolais.
