Yann Bertrand, Saint Amour 'Les Bambins' 2021

100% Gamay. Certified Organic Biodynamic. Perhaps the most contemplative (or chewy and rustic) wine from the estate. For the old vine bottling, Yann uses grapes from vines that are 60+ years old, but grow in an unusual sandy, granitic soil. Also unusual for the domaine is the fact it spends 6 months in concrete before being moved to wood to complete ageing. Bottled unfiltered according to the lunar calendar and no sulfer is added at any point.

100% Gamay. Certified organic. When Foillard started producing wine grown in the nearby village of Fleurie, we wondered if the trademark purity would be on display. And after more than a decade, the answer is a resounding yes. Grown on pink sandstone instead of the granitic soils of Morgon, there is a core of fleshy red fruit and a slightly less brooding character than the Cote du Py. Traditional, whole cluster fermentation lasts from 3-4 weeks and then aging in barrels at least 2 years old for 6-9 months.

100% Gamay. Certified organic. Jean Foillard is a legendary pioneer of the natural wine movement. His family farms fourteen hectares with a non-interventionist mentality in the heart of Morgon. Traditional, whole cluster fermentation lasts from 15 days in concrete tank for the Beaujolais-Villages, and then aging in concrete tank for 7 months.

The Côte de Brouilly ‘100% Cotton’ was the first cuvée Pierre made, and it remains the emblematic wine of the domaine: a structured, powerful Gamay that retains the freshness and easy-drinking quality of the best Beaujolais. Full carbonic maceration of whole clusters in cement tank, then aged in foudre for nine months. Unfined, unfiltered. <10g/l SO2 added before bottling.