Description
The Les Mouilles des Sources d'Agapé Juliénas comes from a small 3,400-square-metre plot on a hillside of blue stone. The Gamay here boasts a vibrant ruby red colour. The nose of red fruits, dominated by redcurrant, is echoed on the palate with notes of fresh peony. This full-bodied, well-balanced wine reveals delicious flavours that call for a brioche-style sausage or a rabbit terrine.
The Juliénas cuvée Les Mouilles des Sources d'Agapé in detail:
- Grape variety: 100% Gamay (planted in 1979)
- Area: 34 ares
- Yield: 26 hl/ha
- Soils: South-facing slope on blue stone soil.
- Farming method: Organic (certification pending)
- Vinification: hand-harvested, 20 days of whole-bunch carbonic maceration, indigenous yeasts.
- Ageing: 6 months in old barrels.
In the vineyard, in the cellar
Arthur Lotrous chose to convert his Les Sources d’Agapé
estate to organic farming immediately. He works the soil beneath the vines and maintains a grassed strip in the middle of each row. He trains the vines in the traditional goblet style, without trellising, tying them one by one to preserve as much foliage as possible. His 6 hectares of Saint-Amour, in a single block, are separated from his neighbours by embankments and hedges. He harvests by hand into crates to protect the grapes.
What to eat with a Juliénas Les Mouilles des Sources d'Agapé?
- Aperitif
- Brioche-style sausage
- Rabbit terrine with olives
- Carrot cheesecake
