Domaine Marc Delienne À la Folie Saint-Amour 2018

Marc Delienne left a career in Paris IT, trained under Éloi Durrbach at Domaine de Trévallon in Provence, and bought a 14-hectare estate in Fleurie in 2015. He farmed organically from day one and moved to biodynamics in 2016. His Gamay vines are 40–80 years old, goblet-pruned and left untrimmed; ferments are spontaneous in concrete with no chaptalization or additives.

À la Folie comes from the northernmost Beaujolais cru, Saint-Amour, on granite soils. Carbonic maceration then about 10 months in foudre. Dark garnet, with red and black fruit, licorice and a little spice; fine tannins and a savory finish. With eight years on it, this 2018 is drinking with real depth.

• Region: Saint-Amour, Beaujolais
• Grape: Gamay
• Farming: Biodynamic
• Winemaking: Carbonic maceration, ~10 months in foudre, low sulfur
• Serve: Slightly below room temp