Beaujolais AOC and Beaujolais-Villages AOC and Brouilly AOC and Juliénas AOC and Moulin-a-Vent AOC and Fleurie AOCGamay, ChardonnayFounded 1850Famille SambardierWinemaker Jean-Noël SambardierBeaujolais
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.
Juliénas AOCGamayJulienas AOC
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.
Juliénas AOCGamayJulienas AOC
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.
Moulin-a-Vent AOC and Fleurie AOC and Chénas AOC and Saint-Amour AOCGamay, ChardonnayFamille BessoneWinemaker Franck BessoneMoulin-a-Vent AOC
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.
Chiroubles AOCGamay, ChardonnayFounded 1868Chiroubles AOC
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.
Régnié AOCGamayRegnié AOC
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.