Wine in Brouilly AOC, Beaujolais

Domaine des Pins ★ 4.0

Brouilly estate in Saint-Etienne-la-Varenne, one of the six communes of the Brouilly AOC (granted 1938, around 1300 hectares). Produces round, fruit-expressive Gamay from the gently sloping granite terrain of Brouilly.

Domaine des Sables d'Or ★ 4.0

Brouilly estate in the commune of Saint-Lager, one of the six communes making up the largest of the Beaujolais crus. Produces ripe, generous Gamay from sandy granite.

Domaine Jean-Claude Lapalu ★ 4.6

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.

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.

Domaine du Crêt des Garanches ★ 4.0

Family estate at Odenas south of Mont Brouilly, with a winegrowing tradition that traces back to 1752. Sylvie Dufaitre-Genin works 11.65 hectares of Gamay across Brouilly and Cote de Brouilly on granite-dominated soils.