Marc Delienne ‘Greta Carbo’ Fleurie Rouge 2019

Location: France, Beaujolais, Fleurie 

Winemaker: Marc Delienne

Grapes: Gamay

Soil: sandy loam

Winemaking: Manual harvest in small crates, sorting in the cellar. The grapes are cooled in a cold room at 5°, then delicately vatted. The concrete tank, saturated with carbon dioxide, is closed and maintained at 8°. Juices are extracted daily. Pressing after three weeks, end of fermentation in stainless steel vats. Aged 4 months in barrel.

From the Producer: ‘Greta Carbo’ is Marc’s cuvée that focuses solely on carbonic maceration.

From the Importer Jeffrey Alpert: Marc Delienne might well agree with the adage that it’s never too late to follow your heart. At 56 years old, Marc Delienne decided that enough was enough: he would leave his career working in the banking and IT sectors in Paris and finally try live his dream to spend his time in the vineyard. He began working as in the vines as well as the cellar at Domaine de Trévallon. Two years later he worked under Alain Graillot at Domaine de Fa, wherein he was involved with all aspects of the the winemaking. Marc finally made the leap the following year and purchased Château de l’Abbaye Saint Laurent d’Arpayé right in the middle of Fleurie. Marc currently farms 13ha hectares Fleurie, 0.75ha in Beaujolais-Village, and 0.25ha in Beaujolais. His vines range from 40 to 80 years of age. Marc began practicing organic and biodynamic practices as soon as he took over the vines. His domaine was certified organic in 2018. Demeter certification followed in 2020. Marc grapes all of his grapes by hand, never capitalizes, and eschews the use of all herbicides and pesticides in the vines. SO2 levels are kept to a bare minimum.