Anthony Thevenet Beaujolais-Villages Rouge 2021
Location: France, Beaujolais
Winemaker: Anthony Thevenet
Grapes: Gamay
Soil: Granite, sand
Winemaking: Organic farming. Hand harvest. Vinified with carbonic maceration with no SO2 except at bottling, with no fining or filtration. Aged 5-8 months in concrete vat.
From the Importer T. Edward Wines: Anthony harvests old-vine fruit (about 60 years old) from several vineyards for his Morgon—specifically Douby, on the north side of Morgon, and Courcelette. These are long sloping hillsides facing southeast to southwest, mostly of these softer sandy soils which lend great texture and subtlety to the wines, not to mention powerful length and complex flavors.
Anthony Thévenet is a member of the new generation of vigneron defending the purity and legacy in Cru Beaujolais. In 2010, Thévenet inherited his grandfather’s vineyard in Villié-Morgon: a selection of vines ranging from 40-150 years old. That same year he began working alongside Jean Foillard and George Descombes in the vineyard and in the cellar. While Thévenet released his first vintage in 2013, he has honed his skills and passion for vin naturel for 6 years in Descombes’ and Foillard’s while continuing to develop his own wines. In 2014, he inherited a parcel in Côte du Py Morgon. This vineyard is in the heart of Beaujolais and widely considered one of the truly magical sites in all of Beaujolais. The following year, Anthony added to his holdings by securing 0.7 ha of Chénas. The wines ferment in a mix of old wood and concrete tank, and—according to the vintage—the fruit goes through 10 to 25 days of carbonic maceration. They are always made without correction, ferment with indigenous yeasts and without pump-overs, and are bottled unfined and unfiltered.
Location: France, Beaujolais
Winemaker: Anthony Thevenet
Grapes: Gamay
Soil: Granite, sand
Winemaking: Organic farming. Hand harvest. Vinified with carbonic maceration with no SO2 except at bottling, with no fining or filtration. Aged 5-8 months in concrete vat.
From the Importer T. Edward Wines: Anthony harvests old-vine fruit (about 60 years old) from several vineyards for his Morgon—specifically Douby, on the north side of Morgon, and Courcelette. These are long sloping hillsides facing southeast to southwest, mostly of these softer sandy soils which lend great texture and subtlety to the wines, not to mention powerful length and complex flavors.
Anthony Thévenet is a member of the new generation of vigneron defending the purity and legacy in Cru Beaujolais. In 2010, Thévenet inherited his grandfather’s vineyard in Villié-Morgon: a selection of vines ranging from 40-150 years old. That same year he began working alongside Jean Foillard and George Descombes in the vineyard and in the cellar. While Thévenet released his first vintage in 2013, he has honed his skills and passion for vin naturel for 6 years in Descombes’ and Foillard’s while continuing to develop his own wines. In 2014, he inherited a parcel in Côte du Py Morgon. This vineyard is in the heart of Beaujolais and widely considered one of the truly magical sites in all of Beaujolais. The following year, Anthony added to his holdings by securing 0.7 ha of Chénas. The wines ferment in a mix of old wood and concrete tank, and—according to the vintage—the fruit goes through 10 to 25 days of carbonic maceration. They are always made without correction, ferment with indigenous yeasts and without pump-overs, and are bottled unfined and unfiltered.
Location: France, Beaujolais
Winemaker: Anthony Thevenet
Grapes: Gamay
Soil: Granite, sand
Winemaking: Organic farming. Hand harvest. Vinified with carbonic maceration with no SO2 except at bottling, with no fining or filtration. Aged 5-8 months in concrete vat.
From the Importer T. Edward Wines: Anthony harvests old-vine fruit (about 60 years old) from several vineyards for his Morgon—specifically Douby, on the north side of Morgon, and Courcelette. These are long sloping hillsides facing southeast to southwest, mostly of these softer sandy soils which lend great texture and subtlety to the wines, not to mention powerful length and complex flavors.
Anthony Thévenet is a member of the new generation of vigneron defending the purity and legacy in Cru Beaujolais. In 2010, Thévenet inherited his grandfather’s vineyard in Villié-Morgon: a selection of vines ranging from 40-150 years old. That same year he began working alongside Jean Foillard and George Descombes in the vineyard and in the cellar. While Thévenet released his first vintage in 2013, he has honed his skills and passion for vin naturel for 6 years in Descombes’ and Foillard’s while continuing to develop his own wines. In 2014, he inherited a parcel in Côte du Py Morgon. This vineyard is in the heart of Beaujolais and widely considered one of the truly magical sites in all of Beaujolais. The following year, Anthony added to his holdings by securing 0.7 ha of Chénas. The wines ferment in a mix of old wood and concrete tank, and—according to the vintage—the fruit goes through 10 to 25 days of carbonic maceration. They are always made without correction, ferment with indigenous yeasts and without pump-overs, and are bottled unfined and unfiltered.