Domaine du Vissoux ★ 4.5
Pierre-Marie and Chantal Chermette farm all of Domaine du Vissoux's holdings organically, certified under the French AB label. The estate's Gobelet-trained old Gamay vines in Saint-Vérand and the Fleurie lieux-dits of Poncié and Garants are vinified without sulphur addition and without filtration, producing wines that are organic in the vineyard and natural in the cellar.
Tip: The Vissoux Beaujolais AOC is well-priced for an organic Gamay; the step up to the Fleurie Poncié shows what certified organic old-vine Gamay can produce on a granite terroir.