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EPI0419RW
Régnié, Chacha
2019
Beaujolais
Vin Methode Nature
Biodynamic farming
Wild yeasts
No Sulphur
Vegan

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Most famous for Beaujolais Nouveau – a wine bottle only a few weeks after fermentation and drank on the 3rd Thursday of November – Beaujolais is an intriguing wine region. Whilst technically part of the Rhone commune it is more often than not considered part of Burgundy. Reds here are made from 100% Gamay. Gamay produces light, fresh and floral red wines, similar in style to Pinot Noir. Most Beaujolais is produced using semi-carbonic maceration in which the grapes are fermented in a carbon dioxide rich environment. This releases lots of colour and bright fruit characters without much tannic structure. Much of Beaujolais is granite with outcrops of schist in part of Morgon or Andesites in the Cote de Brouilly. In the Auvergne, gamay is planted on basalts and in the Côtes Roannaise there is again granite.

Sébastien grew up surrounded by the vineyards of southwest France, but his path to winemaking was anything but conventional. After a stint working on offshore oil rigs, he returned to France in 2011 and soon met Charlotte Congretel, whose family owned vines in Régnié. Love, family, and a shared passion for wine led to the birth of both their vineyard and their domaine, L'Épicurieux. The name pays homage to the Greek philosopher Epicurus, who believed in the pursuit of pleasure through balance, tranquility, and harmony—principles that guide Sébastien’s approach to winemaking. Under the mentorship of the revered Julien Sunier, he acquired parcels in Régnié and Morgon, including sites neighboring Guy Breton’s oldest vines. Though L'Épicurieux is a young domaine, Sébastien is committed to organic and biodynamic farming, recently securing the French natural wine certification "Vin Méthode Nature.“ For "Chacha," the vineyards are organically farmed, and the wine is fermented with wild yeasts, without any added sulfur. It is then aged for eight months in a 100-year-old foudre before undergoing extended bottle aging, resulting in a wine of depth, energy, and character. 

Tasting note: Stewed red berries and a slightly gamey animal nose with a sweet, liquor-soaked cherries. The palate is immediately intense, with more savoury cherry skin, cranberry and intense dried fruits. Fiery and savoury. Big acidity carries it through with lively fruit and a moreish acidity.
Winemaking Detail: Organic farming; with biodynamic principles. 100% whole-bunch semi-carbonic maceration for 15-16 day in concrete vats with wild yeasts. Gentle pressing. Blending of free run juice with press juice and then 8 month aging. Bottled with no sulphur. Unfined and unfiltered.
Features Cherry Cranberry Animal Fiery Savoury

Features Acidity, Animal, Cherry, Cranberry, Fiery, Savoury,
Tasting note Stewed red berries and a slightly gamey animal nose with a sweet, liquor-soaked cherries. The palate is immediately intense, with more savoury cherry skin, cranberry and intense dried fruits. Fiery and savoury. Big acidity carries it through with lively fruit and a moreish acidity.
Drink with
Duck, Pastrami, Sausages,

Wine details

Country France
Region Beaujolais
Producer L'Epicurieux
Wine Name Régnié
Colour Red
Style Soft & Savoury
Vintage 2019
Main Grape Gamay
Other Grapes
Size 75cl
Closure Cork
A.B.V. 0.12
Production 7000
Aging 8 months in 100 year old foudres
Soil Alluvial soils
Time to drink Now - 2025
Winemaking Detail Organic farming, with biodynamic principles. 100% whole-bunch semi-carbonic maceration for 15-16 day in concrete vats with wild yeasts. Gentle pressing. Blending of free run juice with press juice and then 8 month aging. Bottled with no sulphur. Unfined and unfiltered.

EPI0419RW
L'Epicurieux
Régnié, Chacha
2019
Beaujolais
Vin Methode Nature
Biodynamic farming
Wild yeasts
No Sulphur
Vegan

Most famous for Beaujolais Nouveau – a wine bottle only a few weeks after fermentation and drank on the 3rd Thursday of November – Beaujolais is an intriguing wine region. Whilst technically part of the Rhone commune it is more often than not considered part of Burgundy. Reds here are made from 100% Gamay. Gamay produces light, fresh and floral red wines, similar in style to Pinot Noir. Most Beaujolais is produced using semi-carbonic maceration in which the grapes are fermented in a carbon dioxide rich environment. This releases lots of colour and bright fruit characters without much tannic structure. Much of Beaujolais is granite with outcrops of schist in part of Morgon or Andesites in the Cote de Brouilly. In the Auvergne, gamay is planted on basalts and in the Côtes Roannaise there is again granite.

Sébastien grew up surrounded by the vineyards of southwest France, but his path to winemaking was anything but conventional. After a stint working on offshore oil rigs, he returned to France in 2011 and soon met Charlotte Congretel, whose family owned vines in Régnié. Love, family, and a shared passion for wine led to the birth of both their vineyard and their domaine, L'Épicurieux. The name pays homage to the Greek philosopher Epicurus, who believed in the pursuit of pleasure through balance, tranquility, and harmony—principles that guide Sébastien’s approach to winemaking. Under the mentorship of the revered Julien Sunier, he acquired parcels in Régnié and Morgon, including sites neighboring Guy Breton’s oldest vines. Though L'Épicurieux is a young domaine, Sébastien is committed to organic and biodynamic farming, recently securing the French natural wine certification "Vin Méthode Nature.“ For "Chacha," the vineyards are organically farmed, and the wine is fermented with wild yeasts, without any added sulfur. It is then aged for eight months in a 100-year-old foudre before undergoing extended bottle aging, resulting in a wine of depth, energy, and character. 

Tasting note: Stewed red berries and a slightly gamey animal nose with a sweet, liquor-soaked cherries. The palate is immediately intense, with more savoury cherry skin, cranberry and intense dried fruits. Fiery and savoury. Big acidity carries it through with lively fruit and a moreish acidity.
Winemaking Detail: Organic farming; with biodynamic principles. 100% whole-bunch semi-carbonic maceration for 15-16 day in concrete vats with wild yeasts. Gentle pressing. Blending of free run juice with press juice and then 8 month aging. Bottled with no sulphur. Unfined and unfiltered.
Features Cherry Cranberry Animal Fiery Savoury

Features Acidity, Animal, Cherry, Cranberry, Fiery, Savoury,
Tasting note Stewed red berries and a slightly gamey animal nose with a sweet, liquor-soaked cherries. The palate is immediately intense, with more savoury cherry skin, cranberry and intense dried fruits. Fiery and savoury. Big acidity carries it through with lively fruit and a moreish acidity.
Drink with
Duck, Pastrami, Sausages,

Wine details

Country France
Region Beaujolais
Producer L'Epicurieux
Wine Name Régnié
Style Soft & Savoury
Vintage 2019
Main Grape Gamay
Other Grapes
Size 75cl
Closure Cork
A.B.V. 0.12
Production 7000
Aging 8 months in 100 year old foudres
Soil Alluvial soils
Time to drink Now - 2025
Winemaking Detail Organic farming, with biodynamic principles. 100% whole-bunch semi-carbonic maceration for 15-16 day in concrete vats with wild yeasts. Gentle pressing. Blending of free run juice with press juice and then 8 month aging. Bottled with no sulphur. Unfined and unfiltered.