| Region of production: | Morgon |
| Winery Location: | Morgon |
| Year Established: | 1935 |
Vineyard Holdings
3 ha
- Morgon: 1 ha; soil is sand and granite
- Régnié: 1 ha; soil is sand and granite
- Beaujolais-Villages: 0.5 ha; vines are 45-years-old; soil is granite
Top Wines Produced
- Morgon Vieilles Vignes: sourced from the Saint Joseph and Grand Cras climats; vines are 80 years old
- Régnié: equal blend of 35- and 100-year-old vines from Guy’s grandfather
- Beaujolais-Villages “Marylou”: named after Guy’s daughter; sourced from younger vines in the Saint Joseph and Grand Cras climats and declassified to villages level
Inaugural Vintages
- 1988
Average Total Production
- 36,000 bottles
Summary
Guy is part of Kermit Lynch’s designated „Gang of Four“: four Beaujolais vignerons following the teachings and practices of late winemaker and chemist Jules Chauvet, considered a forefather of the French natural wine movement. Before Guy took over the family domaine from his grandfather in 1986, the family sold fruit to the local cooperative wineries. His three hectares are now farmed organically. Breton wines are known for being the lightest in color, lowest in alcohol and least tannic of the “Gang of Four” Morgons.
Style & Vinification Techniques
Fermentation is traditional semi-carbonic maceration with indigenous yeasts, and grapes are pressed in an old wooden press. The wines undergo malolactic fermentation in used Burgundy barrels and rest for six to eight months on their fine lees. The wines are bottled unfined and unfiltered, without the addition of sulfur.
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