pascal granger
juliénas

          

Juliénas Cuvée Spéciale 2009
A very fine vintage here -- puts me in mind of the fabled 2005 with slightly lighter body: Beautiful nose of violets and red fruits. Generous ripe, red fruit(raspberry, strawberry) follows perfectly onto palate with soft oak and graceful tannins. Excellent structure refreshes and sets up the very, very good length.
Chénas 2009
Showing red fruits on nose, well extracted and rich on palate, bright structure, still tannic, very good length.

Pascal Granger continues a two century-old family winemaking tradition in Juliénas. The domaine's principal holdings are found in the lieu-dits of Croix Rouge, Fouillasses, Gonnards, et Mouilles. The oldest of the vines (45 to 90 years of age) are situated within Gonnards and Mouilles. The finest product of the old vines parcels (from which comes the Cuvée Spéciale) is selected and racked into a combination of large and small oak barrels where it completes its elevage.
Pascal is widely considered one of the finest winemakers in the Beaujolais. We have been persuaded, after tasting each of his vintages over the past 10 years, that he is among finest in all of France. We feel that his wines exemplify all that is good and gracious about the French approach to winemaking.