2021 Domaine Chardigny Beaujolais Leynes

100% Gamay

The youngest brother of three, Victor (second from the far right, born in 1991) finished school with a degree in Enology and Viticulture and oversees all the vineyards and winemaking.  Pierre-Maxime (just left of Victor, born in 1986), the eldest, holds a degree in business and focuses on commerce when times in the vineyard and cellar are slow, (which seems to be never).  The middle brother, Jean-Baptiste joined the team around 2019/20 vintages and has a degree in agronomy.

The Beaujolais-Leynes is named after their hometown. It’s a Beaujolais-Village appellation wine sourced from vineyards at the previously mentioned geological convergence between Beaujolais and Mâconnais. It’s made entirely with carbonic fermentation with 100% whole clusters in concrete and stainless steel with almost no intervention over its two-week fermentation.