2022 Wild Soul, Domaine Julien Sunier, Beaujolais

Sunier makes some interesting wines and this is light, fruity and ideal for posh picnics.

Will Lyons, Six Great Picnic Wines for Summer, Sunday Times (June 2024)

Beaujolais’ other claim to fame is its crucial role in developing natural wine. Partly in reaction to what they saw as an increasingly industrial approach to winemaking in the 80s, a group of vignerons were among the first to develop the minimal chemical approach that has inspired so many winemakers. The Beaujolais natural wine scene is still buoyantly influential, with many of the best bottles made by growers working in or around that milieu. Among my favourites are wines by brothers Antoine and Julien Sunier, who each produce wines in their own independent domains. I loved the super-sappy vibrancy of Julien Sunier Wild Soul 2022.

David Williams, The Guardian (November 2023)