Forget everything you think you know about Beaujolais. This wine is big and age-worthy for decades, not something usually associated with floral-luscious Fleurie. Clos de la Roilette is a 22-acre lieu-dit in the village of Fleurie,... Read More
To choose is to renounce, or rather, when you say yes to one thing, you renounce another. By choosing Bon Pas biodynamic Gamay from the pink granite soils of Régnié (Cru Beaujolais), you say no to fining, filtration,... Read More
Chiroubles (shee-roob-bluh) is not as famous or widely available as other cru Beaujolais, but it is one of the most sought-after by those who appreciate intensely perfumed Gamay. Named after his granddaughter, “Cuvée... Read More
Morgon is located in the central Cru region where Guy Breton joins other founders of the natural wine movement Marcel Lapierre, Jean-Paul Thévenet, and Jean Foillard, in making exceptional Beaujolais. Breton makes this... Read More
Gamay from the Ardeche?! you might wonder. Yes, but it's not like the stuff from Beaujolais. Souhaut preserves old local variants like Gamay Saint-Romain, which is hand-harvested and slow-macerated in whole-clusters with... Read More
With views of the Matterhorn, a cheese-friendly white grape like Gutedel (aka Chasselas/Fendant) is expected, but Switzerland's top three grapes include Pinot Noir and Gamay. In fact, Dôle is the Swiss version of Burgundy's... Read More
Karim Vionnet's goal is to achieve purity with the least amount of intervention. It shows in this fresh, high-toned, precise Villages. Whole cluster Gamay from Morgon, Chiroubles, Fleurie, and Regnie undergoes a full carbonic... Read More
We've been fans of Henri Marionnet's wines for years, both his eponymous line and Terres Blondes. Henri's son, Jean-Sébastien, now heads up the Domaine de la Charmoise estate and is committed to continuing high-end,... Read More