{"product_id":"guy-breton-regnie","title":"Guy Breton \"Régnié\"","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"s1\"\u003eGrapes: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"s1\"\u003eGamay\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"s1\"\u003eRegion:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"s1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"s1\"\u003eBrouilly\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"s1\"\u003e, B\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"s1\"\u003eeaujolais, France\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"s1\"\u003eVintage: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"s1\"\u003e2024\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"s1\"\u003eViticulture: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"s1\"\u003eOrganic \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"s1\"\u003eSoils: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"s1\"\u003eDecomposed \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"s1\"\u003eGranite\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"s1\"\u003eFining or Filtering: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"s1\"\u003eNone \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eNotes from the Importer:\u003c\/b\u003e In 2017, with Guy Breton’s first bottling of Chiroubles, he introduced us to a new \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ecru\u003c\/em\u003e from the region among his already diverse and illustrious repertoire. With each passing year, his Chiroubles continues to stand out. The 2021 vintage is the most transparent I’ve seen, rosy and sheer, both peppery and bright on the palate. Named “Cuvée Léa” after his granddaughter, it hails from a higher-altitude parcel with seventy-year-old vines that are naturally low-yielding. Breton prefers long, cold macerations for his organic grapes, and the results are both stylish and genre-defining. In the natural wine world of “ethereal” Gamays, this one is flawless and buoyant, yet intensely perfumed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eGuy Breton is known by his friends as P’tit Max—though he is anything but petit, by the way. He took over the family domaine from his grandfather in 1986. Until that point, the family was selling their fruit to the large cooperative wineries which dominated the region and were gravitating towards a uniform style. The rise of imported yeast cultures to impart flavor and aroma, the use of high-tech carbonic maceration, and the widespread commercialization of Beaujolais Nouveau debased the region’s reputation, and Beaujolais came to be seen as one-dimensional, lacking any expression of the native \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eterroir\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e. Following the example of traditionalist Jules Chauvet, Guy and three other local vignerons, Marcel Lapierre, Jean-Paul Thévenet, and Jean Foillard, soon hoisted the flag of this back-to-nature movement. Kermit dubbed this clan the Gang of Four, and the name has stuck ever since. The Gang called for a return to the old practices of viticulture and vinification: starting with old vines, never using synthetic herbicides or pesticides, harvesting late, rigorously sorting to remove all but the healthiest grapes, adding minimal doses of sulfur dioxide or none at all, and refusing both chaptalization and filtration. The end result allows Morgon to express itself naturally, without make-up or plastic surgery: rustic, spicy, loaded with schist minerals and at the same time, refreshing and deep-down delicious.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBreton’s domaine is comprised of just over four hectares (10.6 acres), most of which lies in the appellation of Morgon, above the village of Villié-Morgon. He supplements his own harvest with purchased fruit from surrounding appellations, enabling him to vinify a diverse portfolio of Beaujolais \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ecrus\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e. His own vineyards, which exceed a century of age in some parcels, are located in the Morgon \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eclimat\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e “Les Charmes”, primarily in the high-altitude \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003elieu-dit\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e “Saint-Joseph,” where slow ripening allows for low alcohol and great freshness in the wines. Max is among the first in the region to start picking each year, cooling down his harvest and pressing before the end of fermentation to craft wines he likes to drink: bright, aromatic, low in tannin, and dangerously easy to quaff down to the last drop.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kermit Lynch","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47730467438779,"sku":null,"price":46.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0591\/5335\/0843\/files\/shot_20260424144538.jpg?v=1777515643","url":"https:\/\/www.buvonswine.com\/products\/guy-breton-regnie","provider":"Buvons Wine LB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}