Reviews — Natural Winemaking

Fleurie has a reputation for perfume, delicacy and charm—qualities that can sometimes lead people to underestimate it. Jean‑Louis Dutraive’s Domaine de la Grand’Cour is the antidote to that lazy assumption. His wines are unmistakably Fleurie in their floral character and drinkability, but they also have old-vine concentration, granite-driven structure and the kind of quiet authority that makes great Beaujolais feel far more consequential than its price or label might imply.

The Chavost wine estate represents a forward-thinking generation of Grower Champagne producers who emphasize pure, unmanipulated expression of the grape and the terroir. Located in the village of Chavot-Courcourt in the heart of the Vallée de la Marne, this house is gaining recognition for its commitment to natural winemaking and its focus on single-parcel and single-grape expressions.