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Julien Sunier Wild Soul Beaujolais Village 2022

Julien Sunier Wild Soul Beaujolais Village 2022

$64.00 inc. GST

Beaujolais’ other claim to fame is its crucial role in developing natural wine. Partly in reaction to what they saw as an increasingly industrial approach to winemaking in the 80s, a group of vignerons were among the first to develop the minimal chemical approach that has inspired so many winemakers.

The Beaujolais natural wine scene is still buoyantly influential, with many of the best bottles made by growers working in or around that milieu. Among my favourites are wines by brothers Antoine and Julien Sunier, who each produce wines in their own independent domains. I loved the super-sappy vibrancy of Julien Sunier Wild Soul 2022.

David Williams, The Guardian (November 2023)

 

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Description

Vineyard: Due to large crop losses in 2016, Julien Sunier founded a small negoce project and went in search of fruit for Wild Soul. This Vin de France is a blend of Gamay from Beaujolais Villages and Regnie Cru.

 

Orientation: Multiple parcels, varied exposure.

 

Soil: Granitic soils

 

Vinification: Semi-carbonic maceration in berglass tank; no sulfur in vinification.

 

Ageing: Ageing on the fine lees in 3000L concrete egg (no oxygen exposure); 10 mg of SO2 before bottling.

 

Additional Information
brand

Julien Sunier
size

750ml
vintage

2022
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Reviews / Awards / Ratings

Winefront

Wild Soul Beaujolais-Lantignié 2018 – 92 / 100 Points

Beaujolais-Lantignié, from 60 something year old vines. Importer: QED. Deep, rich, minerally expression, packed with dark cherry, dark raspberry and liquorice. It’s medium-bodied, earthy and spicy, supple yet firm tannin, plenty of flavour delivered with finesse, and a finish of cocoa nibs and dried herb. What a great drink. A bit different, but so good.

– Gary Walsh.

Winefront

Wild Soul Beaujolais-Lantignié 2018 – 92 / 100 Points

Really enjoyed this. Savoury-edged, earthy, graphite minerally, a little balsamic lift in the mix, dark cherry, plush texture, firm, grippy, dusty finish.
Wilder style, but with good faithfulness to general, regional style.
Delicious drinking.

– Mike Bennie.

The Wine Advocate

Wild Soul Beaujolais Lantignie 2018 – 90 / 100 Points

Produced from vines that are two years into organic conversion and matured in foudre, Sunier’s 2018 Beaujolais-Lantignié Wild Soul bursts with aromas of raspberries, grilled meats, licorice and rich soil tones. On the palate, it’s medium to full-bodied, satiny and layered, with powdery tannins, lively acids and a flavorful finish. Sunier tells me he’s looking for juicy grapes for this cuvée, seeking suppleness to contrast with his more concentrated, structured cru Beaujolais bottlings.

– William Kelly.

The Wine Advocate

Wild Soul Beaujolais Lantignie 2018 – 90 / 100 Points

“Light, vivid magenta. Vibrant red berry and floral scents are complicated by suggestions of game and smoky minerals. Juicy and taut on the palate, offering bitter cherry and redcurrant flavors that unfurl slowly on the back half. Closes on a tangy red berry note, with firming acidity driving a long, sharply delineated and subtly tannic finish. No excess fat here, that’s for sure –  drink it now, for its energy”

– Josh Raynolds.

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