A wine now just about reaching its peak, its youthful fruit has been surpassed by something moodier, darker and shows the all the potential of properly age-worthy Gamay.
Yvon Métras was one of the key acolytes in Jules Chauvet’s gang of winemakers he inspired to return to a pre-industrial style of winemaking. With holdings in vineyards across Fleurie and Mouilin-A-Vent, Yvon eschews chemical treatments in his vineyards and unnecessary manipulation in his cellar for a purer approach which has led to his becoming probably Beauolais’ most sough-after bottles.
A wine now just about reaching its peak, its youthful fruit has been surpassed by something moodier, darker and shows the all the potential of properly age-worthy Gamay.
Yvon Métras was one of the key acolytes in Jules Chauvet’s gang of winemakers he inspired to return to a pre-industrial style of winemaking. With holdings in vineyards across Fleurie and Mouilin-A-Vent, Yvon eschews chemical treatments in his vineyards and unnecessary manipulation in his cellar for a purer approach which has led to his becoming probably Beauolais’ most sough-after bottles.
