Jean-Claude Lapalu
Domaine Jean-Claude Lapalu, Beaujolais
Jean-Claude Lapalu is from the profession. His family (parents and grand-parents) were grape-growers, selling their fruits to local cooperatives. None of them, however, were wine makers. That is, until 1995, when Jean-Claude Lapalu decided to take over a vineyard. His devotion to natural wine went step-by-step, and he now uses natural vinification processes.
"Even if one makes the wines for oneself, an evolution is always occurring." - Jean-Claude Lapalu
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Location |
St-Etienne-la-Varenne, Beaujolais |
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Appellation |
Beaujolais Village AOC, Brouilly, Côtes de Brouilly AOC |
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Size |
9 hectares |
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Soils |
Granite sand, schist, clay and black micas |
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Varieties cultivated |
Gamay |
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Yields/Annual production |
60,000 bottles (Majority Beaujolais Villages and Brouilly) |
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Age of vines |
50 to 100+ years old |
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Farming/Winemaking |
Hand harvested. Organic certified and biodynamic methods, no-crushing of grapes, natural fermentation, no filtration |
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Certification |
Ecocert (2010) |
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