Domaine Daniel Bouland ★ 4.2
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.
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.
Address: 80 Grande Rue Les Crozes, 69220 Cercié, France, Beaujolais
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.
Sambardier family estate at Denicé in the southern Beaujolais. Dating from 1850 and now covering 34 hectares across multiple appellations (Beaujolais, Beaujolais-Villages, Brouilly, Juliénas, Moulin-a-Vent, Fleurie and Beaujolais Blanc) farmed across 50 plots ranging from 50 to 100 years old.
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.