Louis Latour Agencies
Producers
Henry Fessy
The Region
Beaujolais
Beaujolais is a pretty region just south of Burgundy producing fruity, mainly red wines from the Gamay grape. The region’s wines are generally light in body and range from simple and fruity to more serious with ageing potential.
The Beaujolais region can be divided into two distinct halves; the north and the south. The flatter land in the south accounts for about half of all production under the simple Beaujolais appellation. Here the soils are dominated by clay marls. In Northern Beaujolais the soils are formed from granite and schist. A quarter of the region’s wines come from the Beaujolais Village vineyards which are on the hillier sites outside the cru appellations. The 10 crus are Brouilly, Chénas, Chiroubles, Côte de Brouilly, Fleurie, Juliénas, Morgon, Moulin-à-Vent, Régnié and Saint Amour. These are all located in the northern half of the region and were awarded their own appellation due to their quality and distinctive characteristics. They are sometimes named after a village as in Burgundy but in other cases after local landmarks.