Albert Bichot Moulin a Vent 2016 France
Albert Bichot Moulin a Vent 2016 France
Albert Bichot Mr No Sulfite Beajolais 2020 France
Albert Bichot Mr No Sulfite Beajolais 2020 France
Chateau de Pizay Beaujolais 2020
Chateau de Pizay Beaujolais 2020Chateau de Pizay Beaujolais 2020
Warm floral and blackberry aromas with a fresh palate bursting with black fruits, florals and a hint of elderflower adding weight. A long rich Gamay finish.
A thousand years of history. Gosmard, the first Seigneur or Lord of Pizay, had two towers built in 1030 A.D. His descendants lived in the Château until 1916. In 1981, Groupama Rhône Alpes Auvergne took over the destiny of the estate and created the hotel complex.
Today, the estate’s 80 ha (197 acres) of vineyards produce grapes for six different appellations: white Beaujolais, rosé Beaujolais, red Beaujolais, Régnié, Morgon (three cuvées) and Brouilly Château de Saint-Lager, which has been owned by the estate since 1998.
In 2015, the estate became one of the first two hundred French estates to be awarded European High Environmental Value Certification. We have been adhering to organic agriculture directives certified by ECOCERT on a sharecropping (métayage) since 1996.
Domaine Charnay Beaujolais 2020
Domaine Charnay Beaujolais 2020Domaine Charnay Beaujolais 2020
After creating and running his own construction company for nearly a decade, Thibault Charnay returned to the family domaine in 2012 to work in the vineyards around his hometown. He purchased a few additional hectares of vines, and today, farms 12 hectares of Gamay on the classic pierres dorées (golden limestone) around Anse in the southern part of the Beaujolais.
For many years, thanks to his ready access to tractors and other machinery, Thibault helped his wife Emilie’s family carry out the organic treatments in their vineyards. Inspired and nudged by his brother in law Raphael at Domaine Saint Cyr, Thibault decided to convert his own domaine to organic farming in 2019, as well as vinify and bottle his own production (rather than sell it off to the négociants).
At Domaine Charnay, vinification is done using native yeasts in the cold carbonic style, which results in classic joyful and delicious bottles of Gamay produced from the heart of the Beaujolais.
Crunchy, no fuss, organically-farmed Gamay. Light bodied with lifted summer strawberries, cranberries and a bit of spice with a tight acidity. Serve with a light chill.
Domaine Metrat et Fils La Roilette Fleurie 2019
Domaine Metrat et Fils La Roilette Fleurie 2019Domaine Metrat et Fils La Roilette Fleurie 2019
Result of a selection of vines over 60 years old, part of which is vinified in oak barrels.
A dark, almost black garnet wine. Its very fine scents evoke violet and peony. Firm on the attack, more vegetal on the palate, it remains balanced and shows good length.
Result of a selection of vines over 60 years old, part of which is vinified in oak barrels.
A dark, almost black garnet wine. Its very fine scents evoke violet and peony. Firm on the attack, more vegetal on the palate, it remains balanced and shows good length.
Our FLEURIE “la Roilette” Cuvée Vieilles Vignes 2018 is a typical wine from the “la Roilette” climate, structured, light toasted, with a licorice scent, round in the mouth.
This cuvée can be kept in a good cellar and enjoyed in a few years.
Domaine Rottiers Moulin a Vent 2015 France
Domaine Rottiers Moulin a Vent 2015 France
Dubost Beaujolais Villages 2020 France
Dubost Beaujolais Villages 2020 FranceDubost Beaujolais Villages 2020
Dark red fruits and savoury notes in this medium bodied beaujolais.
There is nothing quite as good as drinking an ‘artisan’ `Beaujolais’ slightly chilled in the warm Summer months. Produced from pinot’s cousin, Gamay, like many pinots, they are [generally] light to medium bodied, energetic, and making a serious comeback, no doubt due to a massive increase in quality in the region, and a focus from importers and wine lovers alike on smaller boutique producers. In anycase all the team were impressed when we tasted this wine last week, and instantly wanted to let everyone know about it.
The producer Jean Paul Dubost is a leader in the region and practices biodynamic viticulture as well as minimal intervention winemaking with only a little sulphur added at bottling for stability. This is ‘authentic’ Beaujolais, not ‘lolly water’, as often seen in more mass produced ‘supermarket’ examples of the style.
Jacky Piret Clos Jasseron Beaujolais 2018
Jacky Piret Clos Jasseron Beaujolais 2018Jacky Piret Clos Jasseron Beaujolais 2017. A juicy, ripe and chewy , with cherry notes and a powdery, “pulpy” texture. Really attractive, without losing it’s unique terroir expression and old vines length.
Jacky Piret Regnie Beaujolais 2016
Jacky Piret Regnie Beaujolais 2016Jacky Piret Regnie Beaujolais 2016
Clean and juicy and smooth with hints of strawberries and a racy acidity
Domaine Jacky Piret has been a family operated winery for generations, run by Frederique & Jacky Piret, situated in Belleville-sur-Soane, near Brouilly, the heart of Beaujolais. They have 12 hectares of vineyards spread across the appellation, with 5 Crus that are maintained under sustainable principles to respect the environment.
Their winemaking follows traditional Beaujolais technique, with carbonic maceration before pressing and élevage in old barrique. Piret wines seem to display a family stamp across their range of Cru’s, producing Gamay at its best, with wines that are elegant and complex. The humble couple appear to be very distant from the modern world, which is reflected through their wines, provoking a sense of time travel when drinking them, as if going back to their ancestor’s production.
