From our Importer: Steeped in the fabric of the small village of Chatillon d'Azergues, the Chasselay family has been winemaking here since 1464. In Beaujolais's southern part, Lyon's wealthy families built their country escapes from the local limestone. The area is locally known as the Pierres Dorées, the land of the golden stones. Flatter than its' northern counterpart, the soil is more fertile, mixed with granite and a fair amount of limestone.

Domaine Chasselay extends over 13 hectares in Châtillon d'Azergues, Côte de Brouilly, and Brouilly. Fabien Chasselay, his sister Claire, and their father, Jean-Gilles, are pioneers of organic viticulture; they have been practicing since 2000 and certified in 2006. Fabien Chasselay trained under Bruno Clavelier in Vosne Romanée. Here, he adopted the idea of destemming his Gamay instead of the more traditional 100% whole cluster technique. The resulting wines are definitely “Burgundian” delicious, silky, yet saline.

Biodiversity is vital in the vineyards. Their natural philosophy includes cover crops between the vineyard rows, following the lunar calendar, indigenous yeasts, and no sulfur during fermentation (only at bottling). All wines ferment in concrete tanks and only the Crus' age in older demi-muids and barrels.

The wines have a stunning stylistic range, from the playful Beaujolais is not dead or Je t’aime mais j’ai soif to the more serious Crus's, the wines are always 'gourmand' in style, with darker fruit notes, and concentration, in a few words, simply stunning.

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