{"product_id":"domaine-jean-foillard-fleurie-2024","title":"Domaine Jean Foillard Fleurie 2024","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(255, 42, 0);\"\u003e88 points Vinous Media\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eDrinking window:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e2026\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e-\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e2031\u003cbr\u003eThe 2024 Fleurie has a refined bouquet, classical in style, reserved at first and a little tertiary, the fruit almost \"bubbling\" up with aeration. The palate is medium-bodied, with the whole bunch component quite exposed on the entry, fine weight and plenty of freshness, just a little herbaceousness towards the finish. Fine.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003eAs usual, I tasted the wines of Jean Foillard (one of the original Gang of Four), together with his son Alex Foillard’s wines at their winery in Villié-Morgon. These reds undergo 100% carbonic maceration and 100% whole bunch using natural yeasts. “The 2024 season was tricky in terms of rain. We had small windows in which to make treatments,” Fanny Bellenger, who works with Alex Foillard, told me. “Everything had to be done by hand.” These wines have earned a reputation for being standard-bearers of natural Beaujolais, and the Foillards’ sought-after 3.14 cuvée from Morgon Côte du Py (Py…π…get it?) is maturing beautifully in bottle. I am not so keen on their newly introduced white wine, which seems oxidative.\u003c\/em\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eNeal Martin March 2026\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e• Vineyards are farmed organically\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e• Highly selective hand harvesting\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e• Traditional, whole cluster fermentation lasts from 3-4 weeks\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e• Aged for 6-9 months in used oak barrels\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e• Barrels are minimum 2 years old\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e• Unfiltered and with no added SO2 during vinification\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e• Sourced from the lieu-dit Champagne\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- --\u003e","brand":"Fleurie","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44388490018950,"sku":"TRY-KL-Foillard-Fleurie","price":59.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0075\/0338\/0543\/files\/Foillardfleuriebottle1000x.png?v=1763923552","url":"https:\/\/www.winesolutions.com\/products\/domaine-jean-foillard-fleurie-2024","provider":"Wine Solutions","version":"1.0","type":"link"}