{"product_id":"la-grosse-pierre-claudius-chiroubles-2023","title":"La Grosse Pierre 'Claudius' Chiroubles 2023","description":"\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTASTING NOTE: \u003c\/strong\u003e\"Glug, glug, glug. That how this went down on a sunny afternoon on the front porch with a bag of crisps. 8 minute wine. This is vibrant, finely textured Beaujolais. Pure red fruits, a mineral tang and great acidity and crunch. Serve it out of the fridge on a hot day.\" \u003cstrong\u003eDavid Gillman, HWS\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eABOUT THE WINE: \u003c\/strong\u003e100% Gamay from 75-year-old vines grown on the home block; \u003cspan\u003eThe wine is made using whole bunches and semi-carbonic maceration, with no added yeast, no added sulphur dioxide (apart from a little at bottling) and extremely gentle extraction. Aged for eleven months in concrete tanks and bottled unfined and unfiltered.\u003c\/span\u003e  \u003cstrong\u003eImporter notes\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eABOUT THE PRODUCER: \u003c\/strong\u003ePassot’s family are no strangers to the region: her great-grandfather planted vines here in the 1940s and her parents established the domaine she now runs. After growing up on the estate, Pauline had a brief sojourn from Chiroubles with stints as a sommelier in Michelin starred restaurants, followed by a vintage with Seresin in New Zealand, before returning to her Beaujolais roots and studying in Beaune. In 2018 she took over the day-to-day running of the family domaine, which consists of 7.7 ha in Chiroubles, 0.8 ha in Morgon and just half a hectare in Fleurie. All are farmed organically (certification is imminent) with some trials in biodynamics. Pauline Passot makes all her wines the same way: no inputs during vinification; wild yeasts; semi-carbonic fermentations; and minimal, gentle pump-overs to ensure pure and undistorted infusion of the fruit. This discrete hand brings together a diverse range of wines all grown within a small area, but with distinctly different personalities from their terroir—from the vibrant, crunchy Chiroubles wines, through to the mineral\/floral Fleurie and incredibly perfumed and deep Morgon. But best of all, the wines are modern Beaujolais through-and-through. They are pure and silky, bright, and unbelievably delicious. \u003cstrong\u003e- Importer notes\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCOUNTRY:\u003c\/strong\u003e France\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eREGION:\u003c\/strong\u003e Beaujolais\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSUB-REGION:\u003c\/strong\u003e Chiroubles \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eVARIETAL:\u003c\/strong\u003e Gamay\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWINE STYLE:\u003c\/strong\u003e Red Wine\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWINEMAKER:\u003c\/strong\u003e Pauline Passot\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCLASSIFICATION:\u003c\/strong\u003e Minimal Intervention, Unfined \u0026amp; Unfiltered, Minimal Sulphites, Organic Farming\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCLOSURE:\u003c\/strong\u003e Cork \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eABV%:\u003c\/strong\u003e 13%\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSIZE:\u003c\/strong\u003e 750ml\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"The Heritage Wine Store \u0026 Bottle Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45385297526933,"sku":"3814","price":66.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0367\/1208\/7597\/files\/La-Grosse-Pierre-Claudius-Chiroubles-2021-Heritage-Wine-Store-Perth-CBD-Bottleshop.jpg?v=1744016632","url":"https:\/\/theheritageperth.com.au\/products\/la-grosse-pierre-claudius-chiroubles-2023","provider":"The Heritage Perth","version":"1.0","type":"link"}