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Technical Information

Wine Blend Vine Age Soil Type Vineyard Area*
Beaujolais “Charron”
Gamay 50 years avg Clay, Sand, Flint 4 ha
Beaujolais-Villages “Les Grandes Terres”
Gamay 7 to 70 years, 40 years average Clay, Limestone 3 ha
Morgon “Les Charmes”
Gamay .8 ha – 80 years
.3 ha – 3 years
Schist, Granite, Manganese 1.1 ha
* "ha" = hectares; one hectare equals roughly two and a half acres

VITICULTURE / VINIFICATION

Beaujolais “Charron”
• Whole cluster fermentation lasts 7 days with 5 pumpovers during that time
• Fermentation with indigenous yeasts
• No added sulfur during fermentation
• Aged 12 months in 70 hL cement tank and 20 hl enamel tank
• 2g/hL sulfur added at bottling
• Neither fined nor filtered
• Vines certified organic in 1998

Beaujolais-Villages “Les Grandes Terres”
• Whole cluster fermentation lasts 7 days with 5 pumpovers during that time
• Fermentation with indigenous yeasts
• No added sulfur during fermentation
• Aged 12 months in 70 hL cement tank and 20 hl enamel tank
• 2g/hL sulfur added at bottling
• Neither fined nor filtered
• Vines certified organic in 1990

Morgon “Les Charmes”
• Whole cluster fermentation lasts 9 days with 5 pumpovers during that time
• Fermentation with indigenous yeasts
• No added sulfur during fermentation
• Aged 6 months in 400L demi-muid
• 1g/hL sulfur added at bottling
• Neither fined nor filtered
• Vines certified organic in 1980

General Information

Country
France
Region
Beaujolais
Appellation(s)
Morgon, Beaujolais, Beaujolais-Villages
Producer
Quentin Harel
Founded
2012
Annual Production
4,000 Cases
Farming
Organic (certified)
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