THEVENET REGNIE GRAIN & GRANIT 2019

THEVENET REGNIE GRAIN & GRANIT 2019

•Sourced from lieux-dits Les Braves and Oeillat
•Granite bedrock sits below a thin layer of topsoil
•Planted in 1932, 1946
•Fermented and aged in concrete tank
•100% whole-cluster fermentation
•Vinified at low temperature
•Infusion-style vinification without punchdowns or pumpovers
•Maceration lasts approximately 3 weeks before décuvage
•Élevage lasts 8-10 months
•Unfined and unfiltered
•Sulfur added only at bottling

Growing up at the domaine, Jean-Paul’s son Charly took an early interest in vigneron life, and specifically the world of natural wine. As a teenager, he worked in Marcel Lapierre’s cellar for three years before returning home to help his father. It was upon Charly’s impetus that Jean-Paul began tilling his vineyards in 2000, finally investing in the necessary equipment to work the soil mechanically. In 2006, eager to strike out on his own, Charly purchased his own vines in the neighboring cru of Régnié, in which he introduced biodynamic practices.

Father and son now work together under one label, carrying forth Jean-Paul’s vision of pure and profound Beaujolais from old vines via sustainable farming and low-intervention winemaking. The Thévenets’ plush, mouth-filling Morgon and spicy, stony Régnié are a testament to their status as natural wine pioneers, definitively cementing their legacy in the Beaujolais hall of fame.