Julien Sunier, Fleurie

Julien Sunier · Beaujolais › Fleurie › France

Red · Gamay
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LWIN 1171253
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90 /100
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Taster #0492 · Aug 22, 2025
89/100
Rating: 3,9/5,0.
2020 vintage
Taster #4694 · Dec 21, 2024
Raspberry, strong floral notes (lilac, some rose), barnyard that dissipated with a bit of air, good length that tends towards baking spices, candied fruit
2020 vintage
Taster #1778 · Jul 12, 2024
91/100
7:20 PM 29°C outside 20° inside What to drink? Easy answer - 12.5% ABV Beaujolais! This time from Fleurie Cru. It's supposed to be delicate, fragrant and... let's see. Yes, smell is delicate! Raspberry, flowers, earth, red cherry, but also some smoke. Taste? Big mix! Raspberry, fragrance, strawberry, but also a lot of spice and minerals. Very juicy wine with grippy tannins and visible acidity. Long finish with candy bar and cinnamon. What a mix. If you like complicated Beaujolais, …
2020 vintage
Taster #1049 · Jul 11, 2023
91/100
Poured at 60 degrees F. Black raspberry and black cherry + wet rocks on the nose . Well-balanced on the palate paired with grilled salmon , rice and salad on the deck overlooking the lake. Great showing and great value .
2020 vintage
Taster #7753 · Nov 23, 2022
A distractingly barnyard dominated wine. Nope
2020 vintage
Taster #3999 · Jul 16, 2022
90/100
Nose is a mixture of green olive, barnyard and raspberry. Tannins and acid are light. While very young, this wine is ready to enjoy right now.
2020 vintage
Taster #2086 · Jul 7, 2022
Delicieux vin de soif sans prétention qui passe super bien.
2020 vintage
Taster #5504 · Jul 6, 2022
87/100
This bottle had a bit too much barnyard for my taste, although in the past I have loved these wines.
2020 vintage
Taster #7041 · Jul 2, 2022
Enjoyable, but not saying much yet. Good red fruit, and a nice dusty herbal component.
2020 vintage
Taster #8615 · Jun 22, 2022
Popped and poured at cellar temp. Lovely nose of black pepper, raspberry fruit and sun baked earth. Nice red and black fruit on the attack with a nice tingly peppery note. Good balancing acidity. A wonderful versatile wine that would go with a huge range of foods. Very nice.
2020 vintage
Taster #3714 · Jun 1, 2022
89/100
Super frais et gorgé de fruit. Des petites cerises et du poivre avec de la canneberge. Bel équilbre et longueur moyenne. Beau vin de soif.
2020 vintage
Taster #5076 · Jun 12, 2020
89/100
This is drinking so so nicely. Soft and light as can be. But just brings this tasty raspberry/strawberry fruit and balance and a gentle acidity. Perfect beauj. Best a bit chilly. Loved this for what it is. (And thought it would be shite by now.) Note: had two bottles tonight, very consistent.
2011 vintage
Taster #6959 · Feb 24, 2018
91/100
Has matured beautifully. Wish I had more
2011 vintage
Taster #1623 · Dec 13, 2014
A really enjoyable wine. Immensely drinkable but it is a wine worth pondering a while as well. Delicate fruit with an almost ethereal mouthfeel - full and flirty all at once. My first bottle. I look forward to the rest of th case with some relish.
2011 vintage
Taster #7858 · Sep 5, 2014
90/100
Despite my previous proselytising this should age, polished off our final bottle, tonight. Delicious.
2011 vintage
Taster #6959 · Jul 7, 2014
90/100
I agree with other tasters. This is light in colour and touch. Floral and strawberry notes, pleasant freshness and a satisfying finish. Served at 16C it was ideal with a summer supper
2011 vintage
Taster #7858 · Jun 7, 2014
91/100
See recent TN. Shared with two casual wine drinkers who loved it - thus meriting an extra point!
2011 vintage
Taster #6868 · Jun 3, 2014
90/100
As per previous note, lovely and light enjoyable wine.
2011 vintage
Taster #2315 · May 24, 2014
Unusual Beaujolais. Subtle and fruity. keep.
2011 vintage
Taster #6270 · May 24, 2014
Another great bottle of this wine. See note from 04/13.
2011 vintage
Taster #0200 · May 17, 2014
89/100
Quite subtle and delicate. Lovely nose, quite light bodied. This should be interesting as it develops.
2011 vintage
Taster #6868 · May 13, 2014
90/100
Pale ruby. Light legs. Medium intensity youthful nose, floral, red fruit, strawberry. Very soft and round on palate, red fruit again, delicate, noticeable acidity through to a medium + finish. Medium - alcohol. Very pleasant, very well balanced, super easy to drink.
2011 vintage
Taster #7858 · May 7, 2014
90/100
Suitably pale; fragrant, strawberries, delightful bouquet with presence; delicate, pure, delicious. Lovely now with depth to age.
2011 vintage
Taster #6270 · Apr 13, 2014
An absolute beauty of a wine. Gorgeous, fragrant nose of flowers and red berries. Fresh, delicate palate of pure, red fruit and a notable mineral mark from the soil. Just outright terrific, one of those wines that make you smile. A wine that's up there at the same level as Lapierre and Foillard. A grower to follow.
2011 vintage
Taster #5504 · May 27, 2013
92/100
Lighter and more lovely than I expected. Long, super great finish. Wish I had more.
2011 vintage
Taster #2546 · Nov 15, 2012
91/100
Recent Vintages of Beaujolais (Arlequin Wine Merchant, San Francisco, California) : From magnum - dark cherry red color; appealing, tart red berry, mineral, floral nose; tasty, ripe red fruit, red berry, tart raspberry, mineral palate; medium-plus finish
2011 vintage
Taster #8896 · Jan 15, 2011
Illuminating Beaujolais Tasting-2007 to 2009 (Terroir, San Francisco) : Pale. Pretty nose of faded roses. Earthy and tart, good acidity, some carbonic maceration notes. Short finish. This is ok but not in the same league as most of the other wines.
2008 vintage
Taster #8896 · Nov 18, 2010
Twenty Bottles of ('08 and '09) Beaujolais on the Wall (Arlequin Wines, San Francisco) : Lots of stone and soil but enough ripeness of fruit to balance. Pretty nice and one of the better '08s.
2008 vintage
Taster #2546 · Nov 18, 2010
88/100
Mainly '09 Beaujolais: Brun, Thevenet, Lapierre, Breton, Diochon, Sunier and more (Arlequin Wine Merchant, San Francisco, California) : Light medium red color with clear meniscus; tart red fruit, mineral nose; light bodied, tart red currant, mineral, tart watermelon palate; medium finish
2008 vintage
Taster #9874 · Oct 6, 2010
92/100
Very aromatic, fresh strawberries.
2008 vintage
Taster #8896 · Aug 1, 2010
French and Italian(!!) Gamay (Terroir, San Francisco) : Light but lovely with good fruit and some tobacco. Second time we've tried this in 2 days and equally enjoyable.
2008 vintage
Taster #8896 · Jul 31, 2010
Sunny Summer Afternoon (Hillsborough, CA) : Light color. Lively tart cherries. Interesting and alive on the palate. Fun wine.
2008 vintage