Breton to the Max: Beyond Morgon
Breton to the Max: Beyond Morgon
by Anthony Lynch by Anthony Lynch
Guy Breton 3-Pack
Guy Breton 3-Pack
Today, Breton crafts some of Beaujolais’ most irresistibly swallowable cuvées—wines that perfectly epitomize Chauvet’s vision through their intoxicating aromatics and light-hearted, light-bodied nature.
Guy Breton France | Beaujolais
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A good half-century before the now-roaring phenomenon of natural wine took hold, Beaujolais biochemist Jules Chauvet urged local vignerons to “produce wines with low alcohol and a pretty perfume.” If anybody took these words to heart, it is “P’tit Max” Breton, the Morgon-based vigneron who converted to Chauvet’s school of low-intervention winemaking in the late 1980s on the insistence of his childhood friend, the late Marcel Lapierre. Today, Breton crafts some of Beaujolais’ most irresistibly swallowable cuvées—wines that perfectly epitomize Chauvet’s vision through their intoxicating aromatics and light-hearted, light-bodied nature.
P’tit Max’s house style is determined as much by his vineyards as by his personal taste. Across multiple appellations, he farms old vines in cool, high-elevation parcels where Gamay ripens late, with modest alcohol levels and perky acidity. Correspondingly, he dislikes tannins, opting for gentle whole-berry vinifications at low temperature to minimize extraction.
His foray outside of Morgon to neighboring appellations has provided the opportunity to view some of Beaujolais’ other great terroirs through the hedonistic lens of lithe, high-toned, floral beauties that would make Chauvet proud. Here is your chance to discover the “other” wines in the Breton portfolio—and be sure to keep an eye out for his delicate, finessed Chiroubles, set to arrive in our shop soon.
2018 Beaujolais-Villages “Cuvée Marylou” • $26.00
From the very highest altitude at which vineyards are found in the region (500 meters), Max’s Beaujolais-Villages clocks in at a dangerous 11.8% alcohol. Pure, lively, silky, and remarkably juicy, this is the bottle to chill down and quaff down at any given occasion.
2017 Régnié • $32.00
Grown on very lean, rocky granite soils, and it tastes like it. Bright red fruit, spice, and a crunchy, stony finish are this Régnié’s hallmarks.
2017 Côte de Brouilly • $36.00
As one might expect, this cru delivers more muscle along with denser, darker fruit. What tannins it does have are perfectly balanced by fresh acidity and a texture approaching that of velvet.
Today, Breton crafts some of Beaujolais’ most irresistibly swallowable cuvées—wines that perfectly epitomize Chauvet’s vision through their intoxicating aromatics and light-hearted, light-bodied nature.
Normally $94.00 SPECIAL SAMPLER PRICE $75.00 (a 20% discount) |