The best wines of Juliénas

Discover the best wines of Juliénas of Beaujolais as well as the best winemakers of Juliénas and estates of Juliénas to visit. Explore the popular grape varieties of Juliénas and the best vintages to taste in this region.

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Top wines of Juliénas by region

Looking for a good wine of Juliénas of Beaujolais among the top wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent wines of Juliénas. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be appropriate with these exceptional wines. Learn more about the region and the wines of Juliénas with technical and enological descriptions.

Great red wines of Juliénas

See the top 100 best red wines of Juliénas

Want to buy a red wine of Juliénas cheap or sell a red wine of Juliénas at the best price on the market? Find out which ones are popular and which ones to keep in your cellar for a few more years.

Food and wine pairing with a red wine of Juliénas

Red wines from the region of Juliénas go well with generally quite well with dishes of pasta, veal or pork such as recipes of pasta with tuna and tomato sauce, veal tagine with peas or steamed pork chops.

Organoleptic analysis of red wine of Juliénas

On the nose the red wine of the region of Juliénas. often reveals types of flavors of oaky, baking spice or cassis and sometimes also flavors of vegetal, blueberry or tobacco. In the mouth the red wine of the region of Juliénas. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in red wine of Juliénas

  • 2019With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.97/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.94/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.94/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.86/5
  • 2009With an average score of 3.80/5

The most used grape varieties in red wine of Juliénas

  • Gamay
  • Gamay Noir

The best wineries and winemakers for red wine of Juliénas

A wine route planned in the region of Juliénas? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best red wine of Juliénas.

Discovering the wine region of Juliénas

Juliénas is an appellation covering wines produced from vineyards in the northern Beaujolais region of eastern France. The red wines of Juliénas, made from Gamay grapes, often have Spicy, Floral">floral and red fruit characters. They tend to be heavier than those of the neighboring appellation of Saint-Amour and some of its southern counterparts. Despite this, Julienas wines tend to have a shorter shelf life, and are best drunk no later than two or three years after the Vintage.

As with most Beaujolais appellation laws, a small amount of white wine is allowed in the Julienas blend. The Village of Juliénas is named after the Roman leader Julius Caesar. Vineyards have been established here for over 2000 years. In 2019, the appellation has 568 hectares of vines.

Great white wines of Juliénas

See the top 100 best white wines of Juliénas

Want to buy a white wine of Juliénas cheap or sell a white wine of Juliénas at the best price on the market? Find out which ones are popular and which ones to keep in your cellar for a few more years.

Food and wine pairing with a white wine of Juliénas

White wines from the region of Juliénas go well with generally quite well with dishes of pork, game (deer, venison) or shellfish such as recipes of potjevleesch, wild boar ragout with kriek or pike quenelles with lobster bisque sauce.

The most used grape varieties in white wine of Juliénas

  • Viognier
  • Bacchus

The best wineries and winemakers for white wine of Juliénas

A wine route planned in the region of Juliénas? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best white wine of Juliénas.

Discover the grape variety: Gamay noir

Gamay is a Burgundian grape variety that has existed since the 14th century. For fear of competition with the pinot noir of Burgundy, gamay was finally uprooted and planted in the Beaujolais region, from Mâcon to Lyon. These siliceous and granitic soils suit it perfectly, and it gives its best here. But it is also planted all over France, such as in Lorraine, in the Loire Valley, in Bugey, in Savoie and in Auvergne. Gamay is early and very productive and needs to be limited so that quality prevails over quantity. Short winter pruning of the shoots and high density of vines per hectare are the methods that allow it to produce very fruity, fresh and greedy red wines. Gamay is also very popular in red wine futures, and produces wines from the Beaujolais region with very interesting character and ageing potential. The AOCs Crémant-de-Bourgogne, Mâcon, Anjou, Touraine, Rosé de vallée de la Loire, Côtes-d'Auvergne, Saint-Pourçain, Bugey, Gaillac, Côtes du Luberon... and many vins de pays are proud of it. Today, about 36,000 hectares of Gamay are cultivated in France, including 22,000 hectares in Beaujolais.

News from the vineyard of Juliénas

Decanter guide to picnicking for wine lovers

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Burns Night: Wines to match with haggis

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Louis-Fabrice Latour: Obituary

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