Domaine des Chers ★ 4.2

Domaine du Clos du Fief ★ 4.3

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.

Domaine du Clos du Fief ★ 4.3

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.

Domaine du Granit ★ 4.1

Fourth-generation family domaine at Chénas managed by Franck Bessone, named for the granitic soils that define this part of the Beaujolais. The 12-hectare estate produces Moulin-a-Vent, Fleurie, Chénas and Saint-Amour with manual harvests and ageing in oak barrels, casks and cement tanks.

Domaine Emile Cheysson ★ 4.3

Historic Chiroubles estate established in 1868 by Émile Cheysson, with 26 hectares of vineyards on steep granite slopes and a 17th-century cellar originally built by the monks of Cluny Abbey.

Domaine Jean-Marc Despres ★ 4.1

Family domaine in Régnié, the youngest of the ten crus granted AOC status in 1988. Produces fresh, fruit-forward Gamay from granitic-sandy soils on the west-facing slopes of the appellation.

Domaine Breton Beaujolais ★ 4.0

Regnié estate producing straightforward, approachable Gamay from one of the most recently promoted crus. An honest, everyday wine producer anchored in the village tradition.

Château de La Chaize ★ 4.4

Historic 17th-century chateau in Odenas with 23 cadastral plots across Brouilly, Cote de Brouilly, Fleurie and Morgon. The estate has produced Beaujolais since 1676; acquired by Christophe Gruy in 2017. The chateau, its formal gardens by Mansart and Le Nôtre, and the walled 108-metre 18th-century cellar are protected monuments.

Tasting: Guided tours of the exterior and gardens (designed by Jules Hardouin-Mansart and André Le Nôtre) ending in the historic 108-metre 18th-century cellar; visits and tastings available.