ORGANIC FARMING
STEEP AND HIGH ALTITUDE VINES,1500+ feet above sea level
VERY OLD VINES – 50 years old, MANY 75-100 years old !
DECOMPOSED, ROSE COLORED GRANITE TERROIR
AROMATIC AND ELEGANT GAMAY AGED IN TANK
LE PERREON SHOULD BE A CRU VILLAGE!
NEW YORK'S NUMBER ONE BEAUJOLAIS YEAR AFTER YEAR !
"While most of the best Beaujolais come from the crus, it is not a hard rule. [The] Beaujolais-Villages from Domaine de la Madone...illustrates what dedicated producers can accomplish when they don't cut corners." – Eric Asimov, The New York Times
Domaine de la Madone is one of our favorites--few estates craft such character-rich, expressive Gamay outside of Beaujolais' band of "cru" villages. But that's Madone's secret--their vineyards should be rated Beaujolais cru (or grand cru, if we had any say in it). This is certainly one of the finest values for the quality anywhere in the world.
There are many terroir parallels between the village of Le Perréon and cru Fleurie, a village known for its aromatic and wonderfully elegant Gamay. Brothers Olivier and Bruno Bererd tend almost exclusively older vines, many which are more than 100 years old. The family's steep hillside vineyards are a challenge to harvest (at an angle of 30 to 40 degrees!); the brothers can't drive a tractor through their fields, as it's too dangerous--pickers have to scoot along at severe angles and struggle with a wheelbarrow as grapes are painstakingly collected at harvest.
Our selection of Beaujolais Le Perreon from is vinified gently in tank, to preserve every bit of fresh, aromatic and juicy fruit.
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Wine Advocate 92 "The dependably delicious 2018 Beaujolais-Villages Le Perreon doesn't disappoint, bursting from the glass with aromas of cherries, wild berries, peonies and licorice. On
Wine Advocate 92 "The 2017 Beaujolais-Villages Le Perreon is superb, wafting from the glass with aromas of crushed blackberries, mulberry and licorice. On the palate, it’s
The Wine Organic Farming From low-yielding Gamay clones Very old vines – 50 years old on average, with many 75-00 years old! Le Perreon should be a Cru Village! Steep
Wine Advocate 90 "The 2013 Beaujolais “Tradition” has an attractive nose of raspberry leaf and mulberry fruit that is well-defined and feels very natural. The palate
Wine Spectator 85 "Creamy and floral, with ripe black currant, strawberry, herb and spice notes. Offers lightly juicy acidity. Drink now. 5,400 cases made." ~ AN "Perrenial
"Distinguished by ancestry dating to the 16th century, brothers Olivier, Bruno and Frederic Bererd, proprietors of Domaine de la Madone, farm this family vineyard where
"2013 is the vintage of the sun : our wines are very rich. Beautiful ruby dark color. A lot of fruits and spices aromas,
Wine Spectator 87 "Well-balanced, this is creamy on the palate and lightly juicy throughout, with flavors of pureed black raspberry, star anise and fresh, loamy earth.
" From low-yielding Gamay clones, the wine is mostly destemmed (90%-100%), goes through an 8-10 day maceration (for softer tannins & spice) and then traditional
Wine Spectator 87 "This light-bodied red is creamy, with ripe layers of macerated cherry and pureed strawberry, edged by licorice drop and cocoa powder accents. Marjoram
Wine Spectator 87 "Open-knit and packed with ripe flavors of cherry and raspberry that are infused with licorice, violet and spice notes, all bound together by
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