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Anne-Sophie Dubois VdF Sans Detour 2023

$3699

Anne-Sophie Dubois, who honed her craft in Volnay and Champagne, blends primarily Gamaret (a Swiss cross of Gamay and Reichensteiner) with Gamay to create something delicate and aromatic. Red plum, crushed berries, and flowers float over bright acidity, organically farmed and fermented with indigenous yeast. Natural winemaking with restraint and elegance—no detours, just the direct path to pleasure.

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Antonio Galloni

93 points

"The 2022 Volnay Les Champans 1er Cru was completely de-stemmed like the Clos des Chênes and underwent a maximum of three punch-downs. It is matured in 25% new oak. There is a very small reduction on the nose, though that does not disguise the fruit intensity here: black cherries, black plum and crushed violet. The palate is ripe and sexy on the entry, with satin-textured black and blueberry layers. One sample from a new barrel was too oaky, another from a used more expressive with almost sultry red fruit, rose petal and sous-bois. Fans out wonderfully towards the finish. Classy, but it will require some time." —Neal Martin

Robert Parker

93 points

"Notes of red berries, plums, rose petals and licorice introduce the 2022 Volnay 1er Cru Champans, a medium to full-bodied, lively and precise wine that's pretty and fine-boned, with melting tannins and a saline finish." —William Kelley

More about Anne-Sophie Dubois

Anne-Sophie Dubois is a Beaujolais star. She makes some of the most Burgundian Gamay We've ever tried, age-worthy Fleuries that ooze the confidence and style of those great Pinot Noirs. The crazy thing is, she’s only been making wine for about 6 or 7 years, and she’s already a master of her craft. She draws her own beautiful wine labels, too.

Anne Sophie grew up in Champagne and cut her winemaking teeth in Volnay. Those early experiences as well as her fondness for the wines of the revered Henri Jayer greatly influenced her approach to winemaking. Most Cru Beaujolais traditionally utilizes whole clusters and semi-carbonic fermentation, a method that endows the wines with tell-tale fruity and bouncy qualities. Although we adore the wines of Foillard, Lapierre, and Métras, there's something about Dubois that grasps you in a very different way.

Her approach of de-stemmed Gamay and traditional Burgundian fermentation provide more structure and definition than the norm. While her wines retain a fresh and bostrious fruit profile, they are uncommonly structured and focused. It’s a style we absolutely adore.

The wines are reminiscent of Gevrey -Chambertin; intense yet supremely elegant, abounding in blackberry, lavender, and strawberry flavors with velvet ribbon-like texture and fine-point tannins. Add that to the unique, granitic mineral profile of Fleurie. What more can be asked of Gamay.

Along with these more “serious” Anne-Sophie employs the traditional whole cluster fermentation of her adopted to make a couple of cuvees that are distilled joy.

Wine Details

  • Grape Variety

    Other Red Grape

  • Vintage

    2023

  • Size

    750ml

  • Farming Practice

    Organic

  • Style

    Earthy , Minerally

  • Sweetness

    Dry

  • Body

    Medium Bodied

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