JAUFRÉ MAS, LA TRUTRUKA, 2024

I was fortunate to first taste Jaufré’s wines at the Beysang/Hurtubise household in south Beaujolais, which a friend of Raphael's had brought straight from the cellar, bottled specially in one of their recycled litre bottle. It was a captivating introduction to a very exciting new producer, a Gamay d'Auvergne brimming with life that stayed fresh and delicious all day open (and into the next). Jaufré Mas, is a long time friend of Raphael & Emelie's from their time working in the Auvergne and his day job is spent working for Patrick Bouju running the cellar and working the vines.

He has now started his own project with the help of Patrick and other luminaries of the region, finding four small parcels spread across one hectare in total and building a very DIY cellar in a barn at the back of his house. The first money went on an expensive pump, every year he will add and improve, while still working for Patrick.

2024 was a cool wet year in the region and Jaufré lost a lot of grapes to spring frost, so decided to blend his three Gamay d'Auvergne parcels, granite and limestone soils, vines between 50/120 years old, given a whole bunch maceration for three weeks and aged in amphore. This gave a wine, light in alcohol but deep in fruit and length, Auvergne of the times of old!. 

11% 

75cl