Variety	Gamay
Country	France
Region	Beaujolais
Alc. Content	13.0%
Year	2016
Volume	750 mL

Notes

Jean-Paul Thévenet is certainly a name in everyone's ear ever since Kermit Lynch dubbed him, together with Marcel Lapierre, Guy Breton and Jean Foillard, as Beaujolais' famous Gang of Four" in the '80s.Jean-Paul is solely making wines from the Morgon appellation, one of the 10 Grand Crus of Beaujolais. The average vine age is around 70 years, with one of the plots planted even before World War I! Grapes harvested manually as late as possible to achieve maximum ripeness. After a rigorous triage to only choose the healthiest berries, the whole clusters are being left to their own devices until indigenous yeast start fermentation naturally. Low temperatures over 15-25 days allow an extended skin contact, before the wines age on fine lees in 5-7 year-old oak Burgundian barrels for 6-8 months. Punchdowns only occur at the end of the vinification process. In alignment with the philosophy of natural winemaking, Jean-Paul Thévenet's wines do not undergo any fining or filtration."Importer's Note