Beaujolais

One of the great figures of natural wine in Beaujolais. Exceptional wine quality, rarity too, alas ... Yvon is an exceptional character and his wines are an absolute pleasure. 2019? Huge!

Beautiful classic Beaujolais from this young producer. He inherited these Gamay vines from his father and continues to farm them in a low intervention natural style. Bright red fruit on the nose and a lovely gentle aftertaste with light tannins.

Pierre Cotton works with only indigenous yeast, implements semi-carbonic maceration in cement before elevage in both foudre and barrique. Only neutral oak is used and he never fines or filters before bottling. No sulfur is added.

On the land of Fleurie, Yvon Métras gives birth to some of the most successful and free expressions of Gamay in Beaujolais. To drink its Fleurie or its Ultime cuvée is to reach the heights of delicacy.

Dutraive, a leader in organic farming practices in the region, has fondly been referred to by peers as "the heart of Beaujolais". This Fleurie is subtly fruity with notes of dark cherries and violet, with some exotic spices and a little rusticity. >>>

Equally fresh, balanced and juicy, Les Moriers unfolds notes of ripe red fruits on a base of whole vintage which gives it brightness and distinction. To drink now or keep for the next few years, it's up to you.

In Beaujolais, David and Michelle Chapel-Smith are as atypical as they are talented: he is the son of the late Alain Chapel, she was sommelier at Thomas Keller's Per Se in New York. >>>

Jean and Agnès Foillard took over his father’s domaine in 1980, and soon thereafter began to make Kermit Lynch customers very happy. The biggest part of their vineyards are planted on the Côte du Py, the famed slope outside the town of Villié-Morgon >>>

80 year-old Gamay vines grown on sandstone produce a Morgon of structure and complexity. Deep flavors of red fruit, spice and mineral energy remain in balance. These are age worthy Beaujolais, yet so delicious you can’t help but drink them young.