Domaine des Chers ★ 4.2
Julienas estate producing spicy, full-bodied Gamay from the granite and schist soils of this Saone-et-Loire cru. Traditional producer maintaining the cru's reputation for structured reds.
Small Saint-Amour estate producing delicate, aromatic Gamay from the northernmost Beaujolais cru, bordering the Maconnais.
Address: Saint-Amour-Bellevue, 71570 Saint-Amour-Bellevue, France, Beaujolais
Julienas estate producing spicy, full-bodied Gamay from the granite and schist soils of this Saone-et-Loire cru. Traditional producer maintaining the cru's reputation for structured reds.
Historic Julienas producer with old-vine Gamay planted on granite-rich slopes. The Clos du Fief cuvee is among the more structured and age-worthy in the appellation.
One of Chénas's small number of independent producers working the smallest of the ten crus, producing powerful, spicy Gamay from granite and sand soils bordering Moulin-a-Vent.
Small Chenas estate named for the granitic soils that define the appellation. Produces concentrated Gamay with a firm structure suited to short ageing.
Chiroubles estate at 400 metres altitude, producing the lightest and most aromatic of the Beaujolais crus. The high-altitude granite soils of Chiroubles give unusually floral, delicate Gamay.
One of Chiroubles' historic estates, farming high-altitude granite vines at over 400 metres. The estate produces floral, light-bodied Chiroubles with refreshing acidity.