Thillardon Chènas Chassignol 2022

Chènas Chassignol is a shocking red wine from Domaine Thillardon in Chenas, Beaujolais. The Gamay grapes come from the very rapid company cru, vinified with whole bunch carbonic maceration followed by 8 months between large wood of various passages and cement, the wine is then bottled without clarifications, filtrations or additions. Floral and spicy, it is fresh and exciting in the mouth. Try it with Spicy Gorgonzola

Producer: Domaine Thillardon

Chènas Chassignol

️ Chenas, Beaujolais

Domaine Thillardon

Gamay

2021

️  11.5%

Red wine

From the very steep company cru, on granite and quartz, whole bunch carbonic maceration followed by 8 months between large wood of various passages and cement, bottled without clarifications, filtrations or additions

Dark fruits and floral, spicy and mineral notes

In great balance between freshness and flavor, fine tannins of great persistence, exciting

Serving temperature 16°-18°

Spicy Gorgonzola

A shocking Beaujolais

Chènas, Beaujolais

Domaine Thillardon is a magical, crazy company, whose wines carry as a legacy the wisdom of the Great Fathers of natural wine.

In fact, starting from Beaujolais, these wines have conquered the world, also thanks to people like Jules Chauvet and Michel Lapierre.

The winery is owned by the Thiillardon brothers, Paul Henri and Charles, has 12 hectares of vineyards, organic and biodynamic since 2008, and a huge ecosystem made up of horses, cows, chickens, pigs and bees.

The largest portion is the 10 hectares of Chènas, a small and less well-known cru, but characterized by fabulous soil, composed of marl and granite, clay and quartz. Furthermore, the Chassignol vineyard, just above the winery, is considered one of the best terroirs in all of Beaujolais, with a slope so steep that it can only be plowed on horseback.

The turning point of the Domaine took place in 2009, when Paul Henri met Yvon Mètras and Jean Louis Dutraive, who changed his idea of ​​typically Burgundian winemaking by directing it towards the lightness of semi-carbonic maceration, now fully adopted since 2015.

The harvest is obviously always manual and the grapes arrive in the cellar cooled to temperatures between 7 and 10 degrees. The vinification of whole grapes moved by gravity takes place in concrete, macerations vary between 15 and 28 days depending on the cuvée. The vertical pressing takes place using a wooden press and the refinement takes place in various containers, concrete tanks, enamelled steel and old 228, 400 and 600 liter barrels.

All this contributes to making Thillardon wines lively and beautiful, fresh and tasty, soft and contagiously drinkable.