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Technical Information

Wine Blend Vine Age Soil Type Vineyard Area*
Beaujolais Blanc “Terrain Rouge”
Chardonnay Planted in 2015 Clay, limestone .5 ha
Régnié “En Voiture Simone...”
Gamay 50-60 years old Sandy granite 1.5 ha
Régnié “Grain & Granit”
Gamay Planted in 1932, 1946 Granite 2 ha
Morgon “Tradition”
Gamay 50-60 years old Granite, alluvial sand 2 ha
Morgon “Roche Pilée”
Gamay Planted in 1953, 1980-90 Decomposed granite 1.25 ha
Morgon “Vieilles Vignes”
Gamay Planted in 1929, 1936, 1962-63 Sandy granite 2.5 ha
* "ha" = hectares; one hectare equals roughly two and a half acres

VITICULTURE / VINIFICATION

•Biodynamic farming: aeration of the soil, herbal infusions, natural composts, cover crops; planting, pruning, racking, and bottling in accordance with the lunar calendar
•Domaine is in the process of seeking organic certification
•Naturally low yields from mostly old vines
•Grapes are hand-harvested
•Fermentation with indigenous yeasts

Red wines
•100% whole-cluster fermentation
•Vinified at low temperature
•Infusion-style vinification without punchdowns or pumpovers
•Maceration lasts approximately 3 weeks before décuvage
Élevage lasts 8-10 months
•Unfined and unfiltered
•Sulfur added only at bottling

Beaujolais Blanc “Terrain Rouge”
•Sourced from a parcel in the commune of Corcelles-en-Beaujolais
•Grapes are whole-cluster pressed directly after harvest
•Fermented and aged in 50% tank, 50% new demi-muids
•Small doses of sulfur added after malolactic fermentation and at bottling
•Bottled approximately 9 months after harvest

Régnié “En Voiture Simone…”
•Sourced from climat Le Village
•Fermented and aged in concrete tank
•The label is a photo of Charly’s grandparents from the 1950s (Simone was his grandmother’s name); the name of the wine roughly translates to “let’s go”

Régnié “Grain & Granit”
•Sourced from lieux-dits Les Braves and Oeillat
•Granite bedrock sits below a thin layer of topsoil
•Fermented and aged in concrete tank

Morgon
•Sourced from climats Douby and Les Charmes
•Fermented and aged in concrete tank

Morgon “Roche Pilée”
• Carbonic maceration between 10 and 15 days
• Fermented and aged in concrete tank for 6-8 months
• Released one month after bottling

Morgon “Vieilles Vignes”
•Sourced from climat Douby (lieux-dits Pérou, Le Clachet, Les Bresses)
•Aged in used 228-liter Burgundian barriques

General Information

Country
France
Region
Beaujolais
Appellation(s)
Morgon, Régnié, Beaujolais
Producer
Charly & Jean-Paul Thévenet
Founded
1960s
Annual Production
2,000 cases
Farming
Biodynamic (practicing)
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