Domaine des Canailles ‘White Side of the Moon’ Beaujolais Blanc 2022
Location: France, Beaujolais
Winemaker: Simon Pérot, Etienne Ubaud
Grapes: Chardonnay
Soil: Granite
Winemaking: Organic farming. Hand harvest. Wine aged in oak barrels and stainless steel tanks with wild yeast before being bottled without fining or filtration. Total SO2: 14mg/L
From the Importer Jeffrey Alpert: Simon Pérot and Etienne Ubaud first met in the classroom, when both of these young men were students in Gaillac pursuing a degree in the wine industry. After the course’s completion, the two friends temporarily went their separate ways: Simon immersed himself in viticultural studies under the tutelage of the great Claire Naudin. Etienne pursued a career as a sommelier, working in restaurants (including the prestigious Nez Rouge) and wine shops in Toulouse. Etienne eventually moved to Montreal, wherein he thought he would remain permanently—that is, until his old classmate informed him that he had just taken over 8 hectares of old-vine Gamay from in the Pierres Dorées section of the southern Beaujolais that had been farmed organically since 2005 by Jean Jacques Paire. Simon and Etienne were finally able to realize their shared dream as classmates in Gaillac, and Domaine des Canailles was born! Simon and Etienne have been practicing biodynamic since the domaine’s first vintage in 2019. Unlike their previous vintage, the weather in 2020 thankfully spared them from hail and frost, which allowed even fewer treatments in the vineyards.
Location: France, Beaujolais
Winemaker: Simon Pérot, Etienne Ubaud
Grapes: Chardonnay
Soil: Granite
Winemaking: Organic farming. Hand harvest. Wine aged in oak barrels and stainless steel tanks with wild yeast before being bottled without fining or filtration. Total SO2: 14mg/L
From the Importer Jeffrey Alpert: Simon Pérot and Etienne Ubaud first met in the classroom, when both of these young men were students in Gaillac pursuing a degree in the wine industry. After the course’s completion, the two friends temporarily went their separate ways: Simon immersed himself in viticultural studies under the tutelage of the great Claire Naudin. Etienne pursued a career as a sommelier, working in restaurants (including the prestigious Nez Rouge) and wine shops in Toulouse. Etienne eventually moved to Montreal, wherein he thought he would remain permanently—that is, until his old classmate informed him that he had just taken over 8 hectares of old-vine Gamay from in the Pierres Dorées section of the southern Beaujolais that had been farmed organically since 2005 by Jean Jacques Paire. Simon and Etienne were finally able to realize their shared dream as classmates in Gaillac, and Domaine des Canailles was born! Simon and Etienne have been practicing biodynamic since the domaine’s first vintage in 2019. Unlike their previous vintage, the weather in 2020 thankfully spared them from hail and frost, which allowed even fewer treatments in the vineyards.
Location: France, Beaujolais
Winemaker: Simon Pérot, Etienne Ubaud
Grapes: Chardonnay
Soil: Granite
Winemaking: Organic farming. Hand harvest. Wine aged in oak barrels and stainless steel tanks with wild yeast before being bottled without fining or filtration. Total SO2: 14mg/L
From the Importer Jeffrey Alpert: Simon Pérot and Etienne Ubaud first met in the classroom, when both of these young men were students in Gaillac pursuing a degree in the wine industry. After the course’s completion, the two friends temporarily went their separate ways: Simon immersed himself in viticultural studies under the tutelage of the great Claire Naudin. Etienne pursued a career as a sommelier, working in restaurants (including the prestigious Nez Rouge) and wine shops in Toulouse. Etienne eventually moved to Montreal, wherein he thought he would remain permanently—that is, until his old classmate informed him that he had just taken over 8 hectares of old-vine Gamay from in the Pierres Dorées section of the southern Beaujolais that had been farmed organically since 2005 by Jean Jacques Paire. Simon and Etienne were finally able to realize their shared dream as classmates in Gaillac, and Domaine des Canailles was born! Simon and Etienne have been practicing biodynamic since the domaine’s first vintage in 2019. Unlike their previous vintage, the weather in 2020 thankfully spared them from hail and frost, which allowed even fewer treatments in the vineyards.