| Region of production: | Fleurie |
| Winery Location: | Fleurie |
| Year Established: | 1900 |
Vineyard Holdings
8 ha
- Saint-Amour: soil is sandstone, granite, and clay
Top Wines Produced
- Saint-Amour
- Saint-Amour Clos des Billards Réserve: from a one-hectare monopole in the Les Billards climat
- Fleurie Château de Fleurie
- Fleurie Chateau de Fleurie Réserve Caveau
- Moulin-à-Vent Domaine Grand Moulin
- Regnie Chateau de la Pierre Sans Soufre Ajouté
Average Total Production
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Summary
Today’s Barbet family has deep roots in Beaujolais. In the 1850s, the son of Jean-Marie Loron (a local négociant) married the daughter of the Charlet family (who owned the Clos de Billards vineyard in Saint-Amour). By the 1900s, the resulting family domaine held vineyards in several of Beaujolais’ Crus. Today, the wines are made by Xavier and Gregory Barbet, the sixth generation of family following in the footsteps of the original owners. The domaine practices lutte raisonnée farming without the use of herbicides.
Style & Vinification Techniques
Grapes are hand-harvested and undergo semi-carbonic maceration in stainless steel tanks with indigenous yeasts. The domaine uses a weighted grill to keep the skins submerged in the fermenting juices.Following fermentation, wines are aged in equal parts cement tanks and old foudres with a light fining before bottling.
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