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Location: France, Beaujolais
Winemaker: Nicolas Chemarin
Grapes: Gamay
Soil: granite
Winemaking: carbonic vinification with indigenous yeasts. 15 day maceration; matured on the fine lees until spring. No sulfur except for a tiny dose at bottling.
From the Importer Wine Traditions: Nicolas’ ‘P’tit Grobis’ comes from the Beaujolais-Villages vineyard (average 40 year old vines) in Marchampt, and is truly something to behold. The extremely steep slopes range from a 25% to 55% grade at an altitude of between 400 and 500 meters.
Nicolas Chemarin farms 5 hectares of land in the village of Marchampt and a few small plots in Brouilly, Regnié and Morgon. Marchampt is a tiny village secluded in the forested hills of western Beaujolais just past Quincié-en-Beaujolais, on the edge of the Massif Central. Nicolas is the fourth generation to farm the family property and the only male of his generation to stay in the village, a fact that has earned him the nickname “Petit Grobis” a local term of endearment having to do with small hollows in trees used by owls. It was Nicolas’ father, Lucien, who first moved the family farm away from polyculture to concentrate his activities on his vineyards and wine production.
Location: France, Beaujolais
Winemaker: Nicolas Chemarin
Grapes: Gamay
Soil: granite
Winemaking: carbonic vinification with indigenous yeasts. 15 day maceration; matured on the fine lees until spring. No sulfur except for a tiny dose at bottling.
From the Importer Wine Traditions: Nicolas’ ‘P’tit Grobis’ comes from the Beaujolais-Villages vineyard (average 40 year old vines) in Marchampt, and is truly something to behold. The extremely steep slopes range from a 25% to 55% grade at an altitude of between 400 and 500 meters.
Nicolas Chemarin farms 5 hectares of land in the village of Marchampt and a few small plots in Brouilly, Regnié and Morgon. Marchampt is a tiny village secluded in the forested hills of western Beaujolais just past Quincié-en-Beaujolais, on the edge of the Massif Central. Nicolas is the fourth generation to farm the family property and the only male of his generation to stay in the village, a fact that has earned him the nickname “Petit Grobis” a local term of endearment having to do with small hollows in trees used by owls. It was Nicolas’ father, Lucien, who first moved the family farm away from polyculture to concentrate his activities on his vineyards and wine production.