Stunning Cru Beaujolais from Marcel & Carine Joubert. This family owned winery is on it's fifth generation of winemakers with 10 hectares of organic vines. Marcel (Carine's father) started making minimum intervention wines in 80's after meeting Pioneer of natural wines in Beaujolais, Marcel Lapierre. Organic farming with some biodynamic insights.
This Brouilly "Gres Roses" is from 70 year-old vines sandy hillsides over granite subsoils. Hand-harvest, whole-cluster semi-carbonic maceration in cement tanks without addition of yeast or sulphites. Settled in vats followed by 6-8 months aging in old barrels. Bottled unfined, unfiltered and no sulphur adds.