Foillard's Côte de Brouilly from southern Beaujolais is a silky, supple mouthful of dark berries, pink citrus acids, and a streak of minerals. Chillable.
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
Lignier Passetoutgrain (pahss-too-grah) is steel-fermented, separately-vinified Pinot Noir (about 66%, all sourced from Morey-Saint-Denis) and Gamay, which is bottled unfined/unfiltered to show Burgundian intricacy complemented... 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
Burgundian in style, L'Ancien is composed of Jean-Paul Brun's oldest plots in the southern Beaujolais village of Charnay, where 40-60-year-old vines are planted on slopes of limestone and local iron-rich dorée (golden... 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
This exciting Nouveau is the product of Cru Villages across 20 acres in Morgon, Chiroubles, Fleurie, and Regnie. To preserve this terroir, whole-cluster fruit from Karim Vionnet's pesticide/herbicide-free bush vines is vinified... Read More
Along with several Morgon winemakers like Jean-Paul Thevenet and Jean Foillard,Marcel Lapierre makes cellar-worthy Beaujolais. Their limited wines have gained cult status and are always in demand among fans of serious Cru wine.... Read More
Before he died, Marcel Lapierre created Raisins Gaulois to fill the void between basic Beaujolais and his legendary crus. His son Mathieu continues the tradition of this organic Gamay made with hand-harvested fruit from younger... Read More
An alumna of Francois Chidaine, Marie Thibault is a biologist who got into winemaking about 20 years ago. In 2011, she acquired a 8.5-acre domaine in Azay-le-Rideau (Touraine) and started crafting certified organic wines soon... Read More
Located on parcels in the eastern end of Loire's Touraine region, Cheverny is an exciting AC where blends abound. Tessier is a master at growing and blending seven varietals across 55 acres and three appellations. Le Point... Read More
Most stores have the required Beaujolais selection with a Beaujolais Villages and maybe a few Cru wines. We usually have a dozen at a time. We're dedicated to Gamay because the varietal is so incredibly seductive. If you don't... Read More
