Lapierre Raisins Gaulois (750ml)

Marcel Lapierre’s mentor, Jules Chauvet, is the man who in the 1950’s spoke out against chemical fertilization in the name of protecting “natural wine” and the traditional viticultural and winemaking methods of Beaujolais.

Throughout his career, Marcel Lapierre and a small group of other vignerons and winemakers in the region, made it their mandate to maintain the viticultural and winemaking traditions of Beaujolais. These traditional practices valued old vines, no synthetic herbicides, pesticides, late harvesting, sorting grapes and using only the healthiest, minimal or no sulphur and zero chaptalization. Marcel once said, “Our ideal is to make wine from 100% grape juice.”

Marcel passed away in 2010 and now his work is carried on by his talented son Mathieu. Nobody’s wines taste like Marcel Lapierre’s. He is the source of a whole new school of winemaking, turning the hands of time back to wine the way Mother Nature envisioned it. Tasting it can change the way you taste wine. – Kermit Lynch