Domaine des Roches Novae
On our travels to Beaujolais and Burgundy in July 2023, we came across Lionel Margotin and his small winery in Macon. A family run business, Lionel used to sell his fruit to local co-ops, but in 2019 decided to use some of his extra fruit to start making his own wine, and Domaine des Roches Novae was born. He started off with Pinot Noir, Gamay, Chardonnay and Aligote, but planted a 0.15ha plot of Sauvignac in the second year, as well as a small planting of some pretty rare Macon Syrah. His top wine, La Belouze, comes from 100 year old vines of Chardonnay, planted on rich, red clay, south-west facing soils.
