Domaine Jean-Paul Thevenet ★ 4.8
Fourth member of the Gang of Four, farming Morgon with the same minimal-intervention approach shaped by Jules Chauvet. Produces deeply concentrated Gamay from old vines.
Gang of Four member producing Morgon Vieilles Vignes from old Gamay vines with zero-sulfur philosophy and whole-cluster fermentation. A key reference for natural Beaujolais.
Address: Le Tracot, 69910 Villié-Morgon, France, Beaujolais
Fourth member of the Gang of Four, farming Morgon with the same minimal-intervention approach shaped by Jules Chauvet. Produces deeply concentrated Gamay from old vines.
Morgon estate run by Damien Coquelet, stepson of Jean Foillard. Produces Gamay from the Cote du Py and surrounding lieux-dits with the same natural approach as his mentor.
Morgon estate producing cuvees from the Cote du Py lieu-dit. Burgaud is known for well-structured Gamay with ageing potential drawn from the schist and iron-rich soils.
Fourth member of the Gang of Four, farming Morgon with the same minimal-intervention approach shaped by Jules Chauvet. Produces deeply concentrated Gamay from old vines.
Yvon Metras produces Fleurie with uncompromising natural methods, old vines and zero sulfur additions. Tiny production, allocated through specialist importers.
Morgon estate run by Damien Coquelet, stepson of Jean Foillard. Produces Gamay from the Cote du Py and surrounding lieux-dits with the same natural approach as his mentor.
Morgon estate producing cuvees from the Cote du Py lieu-dit. Burgaud is known for well-structured Gamay with ageing potential drawn from the schist and iron-rich soils.
Regnié estate farmed under Demeter biodynamic certification, one of the few fully certified biodynamic producers in Beaujolais. Natural wine approach with wild-yeast fermentation.
Brouilly estate run on natural-wine principles, biodynamic in practice. Jean-Claude Lapalu is a key figure in the Gang of Four orbit, producing vivid, fruit-driven Gamay from granite slopes.