Total surface area of the appellation: +/- 10 300 ha.
Grape variety: gamay noir à jus blanc
Soil type: in the southern part are chalk-clay soils dating from the Mesozoic era, (sandstone, white limestone, limestone with gryphite, Pierre Dorée (golden stone)); further to the north are alluvium deposits from the Tertiary and Quaternary eras.
Appellation extras: On the tasting side Beaujolais is an inimitable explosion fruity flavors that have their origin in the poor, stony soils in which the Gamay vine has made its home. The wines are redolent of the wonderful small red fruits of the summer. This magical appellation has gained incomparable fame and has traveled round the globe many times over. The three syllables that make up its name and are pronounced with varying accents in the Four Corners of the world from East Asia to North America, are a sure recipe for a smile. Beaujolais is the wine for sharing and enjoying together.
Winemaker personal notes: Light and fruity nectar expressing all the tenderness of Gammay. It charms the papillae at any hour into new as in its the
first two years, all becomes easier and happier with a glass of Beaujolais
wine, it is the wine of communion between people fro all the world.
