Jean-Claude Lapalu, Beaujolais Nouveau 2024 MAGNUM, Beaujolais, France Sierre de Gredos Appellation - Cote du Beaune

Appellation - Cote du Beaune

Producer - Daniel Colombo

a fourth generation winemaker but also a chemist

Who - Francesco & Laura

naturally clarified over the winter

Jean-Claude Lapalu, Beaujolais Nouveau 2024 MAGNUM, Beaujolais, France Sierre de Gredos Appellation - Cote du BeauneNever mind the Gilets Jaunes, Beaujolais was the crucible of the revolution. The natural wine one. Jean Chauvet was a chemist come winemaker who saw the negative impact of excess agrochemical practices on soil health and started experimenting with organic farming and natural winemaking using just wild yeast ferments, no enzymes, sulphur etc. A few other local producers, which became known as the gang of four, one of whom was M. Lapalu, saw what he was