REGION: Beaujolais

Domaine du Clos du Fief is run by the 4th generation father-son team of Michel and Sylavain Tête in Juliénas and Julié. They harken their wines back to the classics: low yields, meticulously farmed vineyards, and classic winemaking resulting in serious and mouthwatering terroir driven reds.

The domaine encompasses 14 hectares with vineyard holdings in the home village of Juliénas and extending through the neighboring villages of Jullié, Chénas, La Chapelle de Guinchay and Leynes. All harvesting is done manually and treatments in the vineyards are minimal.

Domaine de Bel Air perches over the Ardieres Valley as it has for nearly 170 years. Winemaker Jean-Marc Lafont and his wife Annick have been running the estate since 1985. They keep with tradition and produce highly expressive wines that have clear terroir expression.

Domaine Paul Durdilly is a small father-son team with some of the highest vineyards in the Beaujolais appellation. Their vineyards are a mix of granite, schist, river debris and clay. The cuvee Grandes Coasses has a proportion of granite and limestone than the average Beaujolais.