Château de la Bottiere
Juliénas Gamay
Juliénas, Beaujolais, Burgundy, France
Ripe, soft, almost plummy-ish cherry fruit augmented with an almost stanky, animaly crumbled stone minerality. Soft and mouthfilling, it’s got really nice length, with fruit and savory stone notes alternating over time. Fully mature and very interesting.
Ripe, soft, almost plummy-ish cherry fruit augmented with an almost stanky, animaly crumbled stone minerality. Soft and mouthfilling, it’s got really nice length, with fruit and savory stone notes alternating over time. Fully mature and very interesting.
Apr 21st, 2021
A very fresh and interesting wine from the La Bottière lieu dit, by Domaine Perrachon. Juicy black fruit, tea and turned soil. Schist and granite soils.
A very fresh and interesting wine from the La Bottière lieu dit, by Domaine Perrachon. Juicy black fruit, tea and turned soil. Schist and granite soils.
Nov 20th, 2019
Pop and pour, still shows some good red cherry fruit, though no longer primary, decent balance and length, this bottle is a little less mature than one I opened in December of 2024, but definitely time to drink up!
Pop and pour, still shows some good red cherry fruit, though no longer primary, decent balance and length, this bottle is a little less mature than one I opened in December of 2024, but definitely time to drink up!
Mar 3rd, 2026Excellent Julienas Beaujolais. Tart red fruit, forest floor, crisp acidity. Easy drinker and a little more complex than some other Cru Beaujolais.
Excellent Julienas Beaujolais. Tart red fruit, forest floor, crisp acidity. Easy drinker and a little more complex than some other Cru Beaujolais.
Jan 1st, 2026Lovely clean and refreshing Gamay fruit, still quite youthful, balanced, medium-long finish, very good!!
As an aside, we also tried a 2010 Cote de Brouilly from Domaine de Chavannes that was surprisingly fresh and lively at age 15, say an 8.7!!
Lovely clean and refreshing Gamay fruit, still quite youthful, balanced, medium-long finish, very good!!
As an aside, we also tried a 2010 Cote de Brouilly from Domaine de Chavannes that was surprisingly fresh and lively at age 15, say an 8.7!!
Solid color, nose seems a little flat, not so much maturity as medicinal and so-so, decent fruit on palate, definitely drinkable but just OK.
Solid color, nose seems a little flat, not so much maturity as medicinal and so-so, decent fruit on palate, definitely drinkable but just OK.
Dec 8th, 2024Somewhat ripe red fruit aromas and flavors, very fruit-driven, not much minerality, seems mature, this is OK.
Somewhat ripe red fruit aromas and flavors, very fruit-driven, not much minerality, seems mature, this is OK.
Nov 15th, 2022Red berries, little wet earth and good acidity. Easy drinking Cru Bojo.
Red berries, little wet earth and good acidity. Easy drinking Cru Bojo.
Jun 19th, 2022
Purple, light/medium intensity.
Spicy and yeasty nose well balanced by a rich aroma of ripe red plum.
I couldn't let go of a light barnyard whiff that caused a deeper sensation than other more celebrated wine from Beaujolais.
The red fruits kept coming flawlessly after swallowing with a prominent strawberry flavor.
Medium body and medium + acidity but balanced overall.
Not my class of red but I liked the complexity of the aromas more than flavors. It's a pleasant surprise.
Purple, light/medium intensity.
Spicy and yeasty nose well balanced by a rich aroma of ripe red plum.
I couldn't let go of a light barnyard whiff that caused a deeper sensation than other more celebrated wine from Beaujolais.
The red fruits kept coming flawlessly after swallowing with a prominent strawberry flavor.
Medium body and medium + acidity but balanced overall.
Not my class of red but I liked the complexity of the aromas more than flavors. It's a pleasant surprise.
