The "new wave" confirms!

We love this fresh breeze from Beaujolais. Three years ago, we were delighted to introduce you to these two young winemakers, Sylvie and Thierry, Dutch by birth and former restaurateurs in Amsterdam. And it's with even greater pleasure that we present their 2024 vintage. Because yes, their 2024s gave us quite a slap in the face.

Already in love with natural wines and already passionate about vines, it was in 2019 that they decided to set up in Lantignié on a small 5.5-hectare estate (of which only 3.5 ha are productive at the moment). These nature lovers immediately went organic and began to bring their little paradise to life.

"We're creating a great ecosystem here. To increase biodiversity in our vineyards, we planted over 100 fruit and nut trees in 2019," explains Sylvie. "We harvest plants and herbs around the estate to make infusions that will help the vines grow stronger and healthier."

In the winery, they use only indigenous yeasts of course, with no filtration or fining. "We work with as little intervention as possible to create Living Wines," which is how they present their Clos Bateau: "Domaine viticole des vins vivants."

Yields have improved but are still quite low (around 15 hl/ha), but the result is constantly improving. All the Gamay cuvées are simply delicious, from the "petit" Joujou with its easy-going character to the impressive Sang de Terre (pinot!) or the fiery Sauvage from a major terroir that gives it an uncommon length.

As last year, there are two whites: Bateau Blanc (direct pressing) and Aptemiz (10 months' maceration); a beautiful striped wine, Ousia, a magical blend of Chardonnay and Gamay; two Gamays, Joujou, Croix Pennet and Sang de Terre, a superb Pinot Noir macerated for 10 months in buried amphorae. But there are also some new additions!

Nuits Noires 2024: a selection of old Gamay vines located near the estate, it benefits from a slightly different vinification process: fermentation in open vats and partial aging in old Burgundy barrels.

Côte de Brouilly 2024: From the Le Pavé vineyard on the eastern slope of Mont Brouilly. The vineyard is planted on volcanic blue stone soil, which gives the wine a strong terroir identity. Two weeks of maceration and aging in Burgundy barrels.

Poelignié-Monthieux blanc 2024: "A playful nod to our Burgundian neighbors, born from a desire for a voluptuous and creamy white wine." A magnificent Beaujolais Chardonnay, pressed directly, vinified and aged in used Burgundy barrels. An unexpected encounter between two regions, giving rise to a rare and unique cuvée.

Tonic Of Wildness PetNat 2020: Naturally sparkling. Direct pressing of Gamay, aged 48 months on lees before disgorging. No dosage.