Micro-negociant based in Cercié, just outside Villié-Morgon. Christophe Pacalet (nephew of Marcel Lapierre) set up his own winery in 1999 and vinifies purchased grapes from multiple Beaujolais appellations including Beaujolais-Villages, Fleurie, Saint-Amour and Moulin-a-Vent, using the Chauvet method (whole bunches, carbonic maceration, no additives).
Address: Cercié, 69220 Cercié, France, Beaujolais
Lafont family estate at Lantignié producing Beaujolais since 1840 with parcels across five crus. Jean-Marc Lafont has run the estate since 1985 from 23 hectares of vineyard, working with eco-friendly vine techniques (HVE certified) and producing a recognised Moulin-a-Vent Les Burdelines among the cuvees.
Small Brouilly and Cote de Brouilly estate at Odenas, on land farmed by the Cotton family since 1856. Pierre Cotton (joined by partner Marine Bonnet in 2020, with the estate now operating as Bonnet-Cotton) reclaimed 1 hectare of Cote de Brouilly in 2014 for his first cuvee; the domaine farms organically and ferments without added sulphur in concrete tanks before ageing in old foudres.
Family estate in Cercié on the slopes of Mont Brouilly, operated by Nicole Chanrion since 1988 and dating to 1861. The domaine farms around 7.5 hectares of Gamay on east- and northeast-facing volcanic schist and diorite mid-slopes, with vineyards planted at 10,000-12,000 vines per hectare and whole-cluster carbonic maceration aged in large oak foudres.
Family domaine in Villié-Morgon farming roughly 7 hectares of old Gamay vines across Morgon lieux-dits Douby, Cote de Py and Delys plus small parcels in Chiroubles and Cote de Brouilly.
Lafont family estate at Lantignié producing Beaujolais since 1840 with parcels across five crus. Jean-Marc Lafont has run the estate since 1985 from 23 hectares of vineyard, working with eco-friendly vine techniques (HVE certified) and producing a recognised Moulin-a-Vent Les Burdelines among the cuvees.
Family domaine on 8 hectares (6 in Fleurie, 1.5 in Morgon, 1.5 in Beaujolais-Villages), certified organic since 2012. Romain Zordan vinified his first vintage in 2012 under the mentorship of Jean-François Ganevat, producing pure, refreshing Gamay with very little added sulphur via long, cool whole-bunch semi-carbonic maceration.
Family estate of the Gelin family at Lancié, the only Beaujolais-Villages commune enclosed between the Morgon, Fleurie and Moulin-a-Vent crus.
