Clos des Vignes du Maynes

Beaujolais, France

Imported by Camille Rivière

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From their website:

“My aim is to make wines that are to be shared, for people who enjoy drinking wine, who are looking for a generous and pleasant wine. The achieve this, we try to produce stable wines in the most natural way possible. We take risks in our vinification methods, but it is very important for us that the wines be easily approachable, without any major faults, and with a controlled level of volatile acidity and reduction.

In order to continue improving our soils and plants, in 1998 we carried out our first biodynamic trials. By the second year we were already surprised and impressed by the results, having seen a great rise in the quantity of organic matter, both in the flora and fauna. For almost twenty years now, we have been following the four seasons using this approach. The aim of biodynamic farming is to mirror the plant throughout the year by carrying out specific, tailored tasks: in the autumn, this means the decomposition of organic matter; in the spring, it is its re-activation; then we guide the metamorphosis of this organic matter through the leaves, the sap, the flowers and the fruit. Our goal is to accompany these different steps using preparations such as horn manure, horn silica, equisetum (horsetail), herbal infusions, etc.”

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Clos des Vignes du Maynes

“The Clos des Vignes du Maynes was first recorded on cadastral maps by Burgundian monks. Its origin dates back to 910, the year Cluny Abbey was founded by the Duke of Aquitaine. The domaine was originally owned by the seigneurs of the Château of Cruzille, and then belonged to a farming family for five generations before being bought by Pierre and Jeanne Guillot in 1952. The vineyard has therefore never had any chemicals used on it and has always been farmed with the greatest respect for the earth.” - from their website