Jean-Marc Lafont - Domaine de Bel-Air

Jean-Marc Lafont and his wife Annick have taken over the destiny of the Bel-Air estate in 1985, producing highly expressive wines that are the fruit of a perfect balance between tradition and modernity. Since 1996, Jean-Marc Lafont also selects wines from the Beaujolais and Mâconnaise appellations.

All the vines, with an average age of 40 years, have been planted at a density of 9 to 10,000 vines per hectare, combined with short pruning to get the best out of the Gamay grape variety. Since 1995, the vineyards have been managed using the "lutte raisonnée" method, an environmentally-friendly technique that produces more natural wines. The terroirs are located on slopes with gradients ranging from 20 to 38%, making mechanization virtually impossible. Harvesting, also by hand, takes place over a fortnight, depending on the maturity of the terroirs.

Each terroir of Jean-Marc Lafont is vinified in small-capacity vats, to obtain homogeneous, typical cuvées that are blended according to their originality and structure. The only concession made to progress is temperature control, to preserve the original aromas of our terroirs.
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