BEAUJOLAIS
BEAUJOLAIS
DOMAINE MARCEL JOUBERT (QUINCIÉ-EN-BEAUJOLAIS)
DOMAINE RICHARD ROTTIERS (ROMANECHE-THORINS)
DOMAINE MARCEL JOUBERT (QUINCIÉ-EN-BEAUJOLAIS)
NATURAL
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2021 AOC Beaujolais Blanc (Chardonnay)
2021 AOC Beaujolais Villages “Cuvée l’ancienne” (Gamay)
2020 AOC Brouilly “Gres Roses” (Gamay)
2019 AOC Brouilly “Renaissance” (Gamay)
2020 AOC Morgon "Côte du Py" (Gamay)
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Carine Joubert, daughter of Marcel, is now leading the Domaine Joubert as the fifth generation of winemaking in the family. Carine is taking over her dad Marcel who has been farming and making wine from 10 hectare since 1972 organically, his natural approach was spurred after meeting pioneering Morgon winemaker Marcel Lapierre at a motorcycle rally in the late 1980s. Joubert farms organically and has been certified since 2009.
The family uses seaweed as fertilizer, and grows a short, sturdy grass between the rows of vines, creating competition and encouraging deeper root systems. Recent re-plantings have been widely spaced to more easily allow for plowing between rows. Joubert’s winemaking is void of cultured yeasts, fining, filtering, and sulphites—this uncompromising purist approach is practically an extension of his larger-than-life personality. Despite the fame of his predecessor Lapierre, Marcel Joubert’s generation of Beaujolais winemakers are instead humble, quiet achievers, and so his incredible wines remain largely undiscovered.
Carine's great grand-father Petrus, was the founder of the appellation Brouilly, but the family wineries now sprawls across the AOC Beaujolais, Beaujolais Villages, Brouilly, Fleurie, Chiroubles, and Morgon, boasting sun-drenched hillsides, mineral soils and vines ranging from 30-100 years old.
Carine is pushing her maceration in 45 days, bottling sometimes the wines two years after harvest. She believes time will deliver something special in her wines!
DOMAINE RICHARD ROTTIERS (ROMANECHE-THORINS)
BIODYNAMIC
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2021 AOC Brouilly
2021 AOC Moulin à Vent
Richard’s 2020 Moulin a Vent is stacked with juicy berry and cherry flavour, showing the cru’s full body and concentration, yet beautifully supple. Paterson found, “So much to love in this wine! Bright, focused fruit in the red plum and red cherry spectrum. Pleasing weight and tension. Excellent core of acidity and pleasing length. Lovely now and will improve.” (94) Gourmet Traveller Wine.
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After living, working, and learning in Chablis, Gaillac, Luberon, and Brouilly regions as well as South Africa, California, and New Zealand, this experimental winemaker put down roots in Moulin à Vent in 2007, taking over 3.15 hectares of vineyards, each with 40–80 years of age. He started his own winery, with the environment always at the forefront of his mind, tinkering with production methods to best reflect the unique local terroir.
Rottiers’ goal was to become completely organic within five to seven years. His now five hectares have been certified organic since 2012. Spurred on by a passion for the land, its history, and its potential, Rottiers and partner Corinne practise organic farming, using compost tea and liquid plant manure, along with small doses of copper and sulfur, to avoid the spread of vine diseases, and grow healthy, robust plants. The grapes are hand-picked and carefully sorted, before being fermented in temperature-controlled vats to gently extract the delicate aromatics of the Moulin à Vent terroir.
Rottiers bottles according to the lunar calendar. In 2018, he will take over the family's estate in Chablis (Domaine des Malandes), so his mother Lyne Marchive can retire.
The Moulin à Vent AOC was founded in 1924, but viticulture in the region dates back to the first century during the Roman invasion. The soil is primarily pink brittle granite, producing a more structured and vigorous Gamay than other Beaujolais derivatives. Hence, this area is sometimes referred to as the King of the Beaujolais villages.