Jean-Paul et Charly Thévenet

Since 2007, Charly Thévenet, the latest in the line, has vinified a Régnié appellation cuvée under his own name, Grain et Granit. As on the family estate, where his father Jean-Paul Thévenet continues to promote "natural" wines, the Régnié vines are grown organically, without chemical fertilizers or pesticides. From this remarkable viticultural heritage - the oldest Gamay vines are 70 years old - the terroirs are granitic with very little soil, and the roots quickly reach the bedrock, giving the wine a framework of minerality. The young winemaker harvests healthy, ripe grapes. In the cellar, vinification is carried out simply, with traditional carbonic fermentation using natural yeasts. Neither fined nor filtered, the wines receive only a minimal dose of sulfur. When young, Domaine Charly Thévenet's Beaujolais offer the characteristic fruity notes of Gamay; with age, they take on nuances of flowers, spices... These wines have excellent ageing potential.