Biodynamic PracticingORGANIC CERTIFIEDMorgon
Jean Foillard vinifies all his Morgon cuvees with zero or near-zero sulphur additions, following the Chauvet protocol. The Cote du Py and Corcelette bottlings are both natural-sulphite wines in the sense that no sulphur dioxide is added during vinification or at bottling; only trace amounts from fermentation may be present. They are the low-sulphite reference for Morgon after Lapierre.
Tip: Foillard's low-sulphite Morgon is slightly more stable than Lapierre's zero-sulphite bottling and handles modest temperature variation better in transit; both benefit from cool-chain handling.
Biodynamic PracticingORGANIC CERTIFIEDMorgon
Damien Coquelet, stepson of Jean Foillard and the next generation of Morgon natural-wine producers, vinifies his Morgon and Chiroubles without sulphur additions using whole-cluster semi-carbonic maceration. His wines reflect the continuation of the Chauvet tradition into the 2020s.
Tip: Coquelet represents the natural-wine torch passed from the Gang of Four to younger Beaujolais growers; his Chiroubles and Morgon are available through Cave des Papilles in Paris and their international distribution partners.
Biodynamic PracticingORGANIC CERTIFIEDMorgon
Domaine Lapierre in Villié-Morgon farms organically and applies biodynamic practices, continuing under sons Mathieu and Camille Lapierre with the same zero-sulphur winemaking approach established by Marcel Lapierre. The domaine is the founding estate of the natural Beaujolais movement and internationally recognised as a natural-wine reference.
Tip: The Lapierre non-sulphite cuvee and the sulphite version are both biodynamically farmed; choose the non-sulphite bottling only if you can ensure cold storage and near-term consumption.
Biodynamic PracticingORGANIC CERTIFIEDMorgon
Jean Foillard farms his Morgon holdings organically and applies biodynamic practices in the vineyard without formal Demeter certification. As one of the founding Gang of Four producers alongside Marcel Lapierre, Foillard's Cote du Py and Corcelette bottlings are vinified without sulphur and without filtration, making his estate an organic reference for the Morgon appellation.
Tip: Foillard's wines are exported through Kermit Lynch Wine Merchant in the United States and through a network of natural-wine importers in Europe; contact an importer to arrange a domaine visit.
ORGANIC CERTIFIEDSaint-Vérand
Pierre-Marie and Chantal Chermette farm all of Domaine du Vissoux's holdings organically, certified under the French AB label. The estate's Gobelet-trained old Gamay vines in Saint-Vérand and the Fleurie lieux-dits of Poncié and Garants are vinified without sulphur addition and without filtration, producing wines that are organic in the vineyard and natural in the cellar.
Tip: The Vissoux Beaujolais AOC is well-priced for an organic Gamay; the step up to the Fleurie Poncié shows what certified organic old-vine Gamay can produce on a granite terroir.
ORGANIC CERTIFIEDCote de Brouilly
Chateau Thivin in Odenas farms its Cote de Brouilly vineyards organically, certified under the French AB label, and applies biodynamic practices without Demeter certification. The estate's commitment to organic farming across the volcanic blue diorite and granite soils of Mont Brouilly is documented on their producer site.
Tip: Chateau Thivin's Cote de Brouilly shows structured volcanic-soil Gamay character; the organic certification is verifiable on the producer's site and on the bottle back label.
