was a difficult vintage for Beaujolais’ winemakers, warm temperatures yielded grapes with high alcohol and firm tannins. Luckily for us those once impenetrable wines are now hitting their stride and Yvon’s Fleurie stands testament to that with wonderfully open fruit and structure.
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 Moulin-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 Beaujolais’ most sought-after bottles.
was a difficult vintage for Beaujolais’ winemakers, warm temperatures yielded grapes with high alcohol and firm tannins. Luckily for us those once impenetrable wines are now hitting their stride and Yvon’s Fleurie stands testament to that with wonderfully open fruit and structure.
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 Moulin-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 Beaujolais’ most sought-after bottles.
