From four hectares of massale-selection, high density plantings ranging from 50 to 100 years of age in the lieu-dits of Chenes, Corcelette, and les Martillets. Jean-Claude Chanudet and his wife Geneviève (Chamonard) at Domaine Chamonard are making some of the...

Georges Descombes is one of the premiere vignerons in Beaujolais. His winemaking is very traditional; using native yeasts, semi-carbonic maceration, and very little sulfur added at bottling. The 2023 Morgon shows a bright, vivid red/black color with earth, violet and...

Georges Descombes is one of the great producers of natural Beaujolais - the Descombes Brouilly comes from 3.5 hectares on steep slopes. Carbonic maceration with whole clusters then a slow vertical press to finish the fermentation. No additives, a small...

Sandwiched between the appellations of Morgon and Fleurie, Chiroubles is slightly less famous than its two neighbors, and can occasionally be referred to as producing wines of less complexity, with a more immediate and obvious charm. Yet there is no...

Château Gaillard is a lieu-dit in the NE corner of Morgon in the climat of Douby, along the Fleurie border. Desvignes used to include this 1.03-hectare plot of 80-year-old, south-facing vines in their entry-level "La Voûte Saint-Vincent," but its strong...

Claude-Emannuelle and Louis-Benoit are the seventh generation of winemakers at Desvignes and the domain was one of the first in Morgon to "estate-bottle" beginning in 1955. "The spirit of our vinification is between the Beaujolais carbonic maceration and a Burgundy...

2020 was the first vintage from this new parcel in the historic lieu-dit of Javernières at the foot of the famous Côte du Py hill. "Aux Pierres" comes from this 0.57-hectare plot of 90-year-old vines on a steep, east-facing slope....

The Mont Brouilly, a volcanic "bump" in the granite bedrocks of the Beaujolais, is a terroir of mineral-rich bluish rock with little or no soil, giving a quite different character to the wines. The Lapalu 2023 is from a one...

Beaujolais-Lantignié is an interesting and undervalued appellation in Beaujolais, partly lying on blue-stone soils as in the Cote de Brouilly, and part on granit sands and rose-colored granit as in Chiroubles. The Burgaud "Vignes de Lantigné" comes from old vines...

"Javernières" is a beautiful parcel on the south-east corner of the Cote de Py, where the thicker topsoil with more clay and iron oxide gives a more generous wine. The 2022 from Burgaud is powerful and dense, but with a...

L'Ancien comes from Jean Paul Brun's home village of Charnay in the southern Beaujolais. The vines range in age from 40 to 60 years old and are planted on slopes sporting the area's signature sandy clay-limestone soils, featuring the particular...

Jean-Paul Brun's Chardonnay comes from 35 year-old vines grown on sandy clay and limestone soils in the southern Beaujolais  and is raised in stainless steel (no oak). Bright aromas of peach, apricot, lemon zest, and thyme lead to flavors of...

2023 is an excellent vintage for Alain Coudert, reminiscent of the ripeness of 2022 but nicely balanced thanks to just enough rain in mid-summer. The wine shows aromas of black cherry, pomegranate and blackberry - very complex - with hints...